Nehemiah 11:19

The men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.

In Context

18Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.

20The other Israeli people including priests and other descendants of Levi lived on their own property in other towns and cities in Judea.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:17From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.

Nehemiah 12:25These singers included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. The men who guarded the storerooms close to the gates of the temple were Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.

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 →

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