Nehemiah 12:25

Nehemiah 12:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
• New International Version (NIV)Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates.

Context of Nehemiah 12:25

23A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib. 24These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God. This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were the gatekeepers in charge of the storerooms at the gates. 26These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe. 27For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Nehemiah 12:25 word by word

מַתַּנְיָ֧ה וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛ה עֹבַדְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם טַלְמ֣וֹן עַקּ֑וּב שֹׁמְרִ֤ים שֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ מִשְׁמָ֔ר בַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖י הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּmattanyâh mattanyâhû · MattaniahH4983
• and Bakbukiahבַּקְבֻּקְיָהbaqbûqyâh · BakbukiahH1229
• Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662
• Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
• Talmonטַלְמוֹןţalmôn · TalmonH2929
• Akkubעַקּוּב‛aqqûb · AkkubH6126
• portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• keepingשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the wardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
• at the thresholdsאָסֹף'âsûph · storehouseH624
• of the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:25

• Nehemiah 12:8The Levites who returned with them were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
• Nehemiah 11:17Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
• 1 Chronicles 9:14The Levites who returned were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
• 1 Chronicles 23:32And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 26:12These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the Lord.
• Isaiah 21:8Then the watchman called out, “Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord. Night after night I have remained at my post.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The thresholds of the gates - Some understand this of a sort of porticoes at the gates, and are puzzled about it, because they find no mention of porticoes elsewhere: but why may we not suppose these to resemble our watch-boxes or some temporary moveable shelters for those who took care of the gates? That there must have been some such conveniences, common sense dictates.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25In 1 Chronicles 9:17, 1 Chronicles 9:24, 1 Chronicles 9:26, four families of porters only are mentioned; six are implied here, in Nehemiah 7:45, and in Ezra 2:42. From 1 Chronicles 26:14-19 it appears that the temple had four chief gates, fronting the cardinal points, and two minor ones, “toward Asuppim,” and “at Parbar.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26These lists of priests and Levites include those who originally returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:1–9), a chronological list of high priests (12:10–11), and the priests and Levites who served during Joiakim's time, the high priest during Nehemiah and Ezra's era (12:12–26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-4710. Jeshua begat Joiakim, &c.--This enumeration was of great importance, not only as establishing their individual purity of descent, but because the chronology of the Jews was henceforth to be reckoned, not as formerly by the reigns of their kings, but by the successions of their high priests.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:25

• Akkub
• Bakbukiah
• Meshullam
• Obadiah
• Porters
• Talmon

In the dictionaries

• Obadiah
• Asuppim
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Threshold
• Assemblies, Masters of
• Bakbukiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Darius
• Genealogy

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings