Nehemiah 11:18
Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
In Context
Cross References
Nehemiah 11:1The Israeli leaders and their families settled in the sacred city, Jerusalem. The other people ◄cast lots/threw marked stones► to determine which family from each ten families would live in Jerusalem. The other people continued to live in the other towns and cities in Judea.
Matthew 24:15“ But before the world ends, the disgusting person who will defile the holy Temple and cause people to abandon it will stand in the Temple. Daniel the prophet spoke and wrote about that long ago. May everyone who reads this pay attention to the following warning from me:
Revelation 11:2But do not measure the courtyard outside of the temple [DOU], because it has been given { God has given it} to the non-Jewish people. As a result, they will trample Jerusalem city for 42 months.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:2-20
The Re-peopling of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 444.) 1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. 3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites,… Read the whole commentary →