Nehemiah 7:1

Nehemiah 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
• New International Version (NIV)After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

Context of Nehemiah 7:1

After the wall had been rebuilt, the doors set up, and the gatekeepers, singers and Levites appointed, 2I put in charge over Jerusalem, my brother Hanani along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, for he was a man of integrity and feared God more than many. 3I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened until the sun is hot. While those are still on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their post and some near their homes.”

Nehemiah 7:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִבְנְתָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֔ה וָאַעֲמִ֖יד הַדְּלָת֑וֹת וַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּ הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥ים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now it came to pass, when the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• was builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• and I had set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• and the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• and the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• were appointedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485

Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:1

• Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the kohen gadol and his brothers, the kohanim, arose and built the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, dedicating it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
• Nehemiah 6:15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in just 52 days.
• Nehemiah 3:3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
• Nehemiah 6:1Now it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it—even though at that time I had not positioned the doors in the gates.
• Nehemiah 10:39“Also the kohen, a descendant of Aaron, will be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithe, and the Levites will bring a tenth of the tithes up to the House of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.
• Nehemiah 11:3These are the leaders of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (Some of Israel, the kohanim, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants dwelt in the towns of Judah, each on his own property in their towns,
• Nehemiah 12:24So the leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers facing them, to give praise and thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, one section responding to the other.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army, set apart for avodah the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who prophesied with lyres, harps and cymbals. The list of those who performed this work according to their service was:
• 2 Chronicles 31:2Then Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the kohanim and the Levites together with their divisions, each of the kohanim and Levites according to his service: for burnt offerings, peace offerings, to minister, to praise, or to sing praises in the gates of the courts of Adonai.
• Ezra 3:8In the second month of the second year after they had come to the House of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers—the kohanim, the Levites and all who returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed the Levites from twenty years of age and older to supervise the work on the House of Adonai.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Since the watch of the temple had hitherto been kept by porters, singers, and Levites 1 Chronicles 26:1-19, so now the watch of the entire city was committed to men of the same three classes, their experience pointing them out as the most suitable persons.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The city committed to Hananiah. (1-4) Register of those that first returned. (5-73) Verses 1-4 Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1the wall had been rebuilt: The dedication of the wall is described in Nehemiah 12:27–34. The Levites typically helped care for the temple area and guarded its gates.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42. I gave my brother Hanani ... charge over Jerusalem--If, as is commonly supposed, Nehemiah was now contemplating a return to Shushan according to his promise, it was natural that he should wish to entrust the custody of Jerusalem and the management of its civic affairs to men on whose ability, experience, and fidelity, he could confide. Hanani, a near relative (Ne 1:2), was one, and with him was associated, as colleague, Hananiah, "the ruler of the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7

• 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