Nehemiah 7:29
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
In Context
28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;
30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
Cross References
Joshua 9:17So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Judges 18:12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:6-73
The Register of the Captives. ( b. c. 445.) 5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his… Read the whole commentary →