Nehemiah 11:21

And the temple servants were living at Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa, of the temple servants.

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In The King James Version

But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

In Context

20And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each one in his own possession.

22And the director of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. The singing men in the ministry of the house of God were from the sons of Asaph.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 27:3He improved the high gate of the house of the Lord. And he built many things upon the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:26And the temple servants, who were living in Ophel, built to a point opposite the water gate, toward the east, and the tower that is prominent.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:21-36

The Distribution of the People. ( b. c. 444.) 20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims. 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 23 For it was the king's commandment concerning… Read the whole commentary →

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