Nehemiah 7:70 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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⁷⁰ And some of ^H7117 the chief ^H7218 of the fathers ^H1 gave ^H5414 unto the work. ^H4399 The Tirshatha ^H8660 gave ^H5414 to the treasure ^H214 a thousand ^H505 drams ^H1871 of gold, ^H2091 fifty ^H2572 basons, ^H4219 five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 priests' ^H3548 garments. ^H3801

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Numbers 7:2-86 STRONG

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That the princes ^H5387 of Israel, ^H3478 heads ^H7218 of the house ^H1004 of their fathers, ^H1 who were the princes ^H5387 of the tribes, ^H4294 and were over ^H5975 them that were numbered, ^H6485 offered: ^H7126 And they brought ^H935 their offering ^H7133 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 six ^H8337 covered ^H6632 wagons, ^H5699 and twelve ^H6240 oxen; ^H1241 a wagon ^H5699 for two ^H8147 of the princes, ^H5387 and for each one ^H259 an ox: ^H7794 and they brought ^H7126 them before ^H6440 the tabernacle. ^H4908 And the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H559 unto Moses, ^H4872 saying, ^H559 Take ^H3947 it of them, that they may be to do ^H5647 the service ^H5656 of the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation; ^H4150 and thou shalt give ^H5414 them unto the Levites, ^H3881 to every man ^H376 according ^H6310 to his service. ^H5656 And Moses ^H4872 took ^H3947 the wagons ^H5699 and the oxen, ^H1241 and gave ^H5414 them unto the Levites. ^H3881 Two ^H8147 wagons ^H5699 and four ^H702 oxen ^H1241 he gave ^H5414 unto the sons ^H1121 of Gershon, ^H1648 according ^H6310 to their service: ^H5656 And four ^H702 wagons ^H5699 and eight ^H8083 oxen ^H1241 he gave ^H5414 unto the sons ^H1121 of Merari, ^H4847 according ^H6310 unto their service, ^H5656 under the hand ^H3027 of Ithamar ^H385 the son ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 the priest. ^H3548 But unto the sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 he gave ^H5414 none: ^H3808 because the service ^H5656 of the sanctuary ^H6944 belonging unto them was that they should bear ^H5375 upon their shoulders. ^H3802 And the princes ^H5387 offered ^H7126 for dedicating ^H2598 of the altar ^H4196 in the day ^H3117 that it was anointed, ^H4886 even the princes ^H5387 offered ^H7126 their offering ^H7133 before ^H6440 the altar. ^H4196 And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Moses, ^H4872 They shall offer ^H7126 their offering, ^H7133 each ^H259 prince ^H5387 on his day, ^H3117 for the dedicating ^H2598 of the altar. ^H4196 And he that offered ^H7126 his offering ^H7133 the first ^H7223 day ^H3117 was Nahshon ^H5177 the son ^H1121 of Amminadab, ^H5992 of the tribe ^H4294 of Judah: ^H3063 And his offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 thereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them were full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels of gold, ^H2091 full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Nahshon ^H5177 the son ^H1121 of Amminadab. ^H5992 On the second ^H8145 day ^H3117 Nethaneel ^H5417 the son ^H1121 of Zuar, ^H6686 prince ^H5387 of Issachar, ^H3485 did offer: ^H7126 He offered ^H7126 for his offering ^H7133 one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 spoon ^H3709 of gold ^H2091 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Nethaneel ^H5417 the son ^H1121 of Zuar. ^H6686 On the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 Eliab ^H446 the son ^H1121 of Helon, ^H2497 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Zebulun, ^H2074 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Eliab ^H446 the son ^H1121 of Helon. ^H2497 On the fourth ^H7243 day ^H3117 Elizur ^H468 the son ^H1121 of Shedeur, ^H7707 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Reuben, ^H7205 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Elizur ^H468 the son ^H1121 of Shedeur. ^H7707 On the fifth ^H2549 day ^H3117 Shelumiel ^H8017 the son ^H1121 of Zurishaddai, ^H6701 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Simeon, ^H8095 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Shelumiel ^H8017 the son ^H1121 of Zurishaddai. ^H6701 On the sixth ^H8345 day ^H3117 Eliasaph ^H460 the son ^H1121 of Deuel, ^H1845 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Gad, ^H1410 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, a silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Eliasaph ^H460 the son ^H1121 of Deuel. ^H1845 On the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117 Elishama ^H476 the son ^H1121 of Ammihud, ^H5989 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Ephraim, ^H669 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Elishama ^H476 the son ^H1121 of Ammihud. ^H5989 On the eighth ^H8066 day ^H3117 offered Gamaliel ^H1583 the son ^H1121 of Pedahzur, ^H6301 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Manasseh: ^H4519 His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Gamaliel ^H1583 the son ^H1121 of Pedahzur. ^H6301 On the ninth ^H8671 day ^H3117 Abidan ^H27 the son ^H1121 of Gideoni, ^H1441 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Abidan ^H27 the son ^H1121 of Gideoni. ^H1441 On the tenth ^H6224 day ^H3117 Ahiezer ^H295 the son ^H1121 of Ammishaddai, ^H5996 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Dan, ^H1835 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Ahiezer ^H295 the son ^H1121 of Ammishaddai. ^H5996 On the eleventh ^H6249 ^H6240 day ^H3117 Pagiel ^H6295 the son ^H1121 of Ocran, ^H5918 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Asher, ^H836 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Pagiel ^H6295 the son ^H1121 of Ocran. ^H5918 On the twelfth ^H6240 ^H8147 day ^H3117 Ahira ^H299 the son ^H1121 of Enan, ^H5881 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Naphtali, ^H5321 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Ahira ^H299 the son ^H1121 of Enan. ^H5881 This was the dedication ^H2598 of the altar, ^H4196 in the day ^H3117 when it was anointed, ^H4886 by the princes ^H5387 of Israel: ^H3478 twelve ^H6240 ^H8147 chargers ^H7086 of silver, ^H3701 twelve silver ^H3701 bowls, ^H4219 twelve ^H6240 ^H8147 spoons ^H3709 of gold: ^H2091 Each ^H259 charger ^H7086 of silver ^H3701 weighing an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, each ^H259 bowl ^H4219 seventy: ^H7657 all the silver ^H3701 vessels ^H3627 weighed two thousand ^H505 and four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 shekels, after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary: ^H6944 The golden ^H2091 spoons ^H3709 were twelve, ^H6240 ^H8147 full ^H4392 of incense, ^H7004 weighing ten ^H6235 shekels apiece, ^H3709 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary: ^H6944 all the gold ^H2091 of the spoons ^H3709 was an hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 shekels.

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Moreover, because I have set my affection ^H7521 to the house ^H1004 of my God, ^H430 I have ^H3426 of mine own proper good, ^H5459 of gold ^H2091 and silver, ^H3701 which I have given ^H5414 to the house ^H1004 of my God, ^H430 over and above ^H4605 all that I have prepared ^H3559 for the holy ^H6944 house, ^H1004 Even three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of gold, ^H2091 of the gold ^H2091 of Ophir, ^H211 and seven ^H7651 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of refined ^H2212 silver, ^H3701 to overlay ^H2902 the walls ^H7023 of the houses ^H1004 withal: The gold ^H2091 for things of gold, ^H2091 and the silver ^H3701 for things of silver, ^H3701 and for all manner of work ^H4399 to be made by the hands ^H3027 of artificers. ^H2796 And who then is willing ^H5068 to consecrate ^H4390 his service ^H3027 this day ^H3117 unto the LORD? ^H3068 Then the chief ^H8269 of the fathers ^H1 and princes ^H8269 of the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 and the captains ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and of hundreds, ^H3967 with the rulers ^H8269 of the king's ^H4428 work, ^H4399 offered willingly, ^H5068 And gave ^H5414 for the service ^H5656 of the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 of gold ^H2091 five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 and ten thousand ^H7239 drams, ^H150 and of silver ^H3701 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 talents, ^H3603 and of brass ^H5178 eighteen ^H8083 ^H7239 thousand ^H505 talents, ^H3603 and one hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of iron. ^H1270 And they with whom precious stones ^H68 were found ^H4672 gave ^H5414 them to the treasure ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 by the hand ^H3027 of Jehiel ^H3171 the Gershonite. ^H1649 Then the people ^H5971 rejoiced, ^H8055 for that they offered willingly, ^H5068 because with perfect ^H8003 heart ^H3820 they offered willingly ^H5068 to the LORD: ^H3068 and David ^H1732 the king ^H4428 also rejoiced ^H8055 with great ^H1419 joy. ^H8057

Ezra 2:68-70 STRONG

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And some of the chief ^H7218 of the fathers, ^H1 when they came ^H935 to the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 which is at Jerusalem, ^H3389 offered freely ^H5068 for the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 to set it up ^H5975 in his place: ^H4349 They gave ^H5414 after their ability ^H3581 unto the treasure ^H214 of the work ^H4399 threescore ^H8337 ^H7239 and one thousand ^H505 drams ^H1871 of gold, ^H2091 and five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 pound ^H4488 of silver, ^H3701 and one hundred ^H3967 priests' ^H3548 garments. ^H3801 So the priests, ^H3548 and the Levites, ^H3881 and some of the people, ^H5971 and the singers, ^H7891 and the porters, ^H7778 and the Nethinims, ^H5411 dwelt ^H3427 in their cities, ^H5892 and all Israel ^H3478 in their cities. ^H5892

Commentary on Nehemiah 7 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 7

The success of one good design for God and our generation should encourage us to proceed and form some other; Nehemiah did so, having fortified Jerusalem with gates and walls, his next care is,

I. To see the city well kept (v. 1-4).
II. To see it well peopled, in order to which he here reviews and calls over the register of the children of the captivity, the families that returned at first, and records it (v. 5-73). It is the same, in effect, with that which we had, Ezra 2. What use he made of it we shall find afterwards, when he brought one of ten to live in Jerusalem, ch. 11:1.

Neh 7:1-4

God saith concerning his church (Isa. 62:6), I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem! This is Nehemiah's care here; for dead walls, without living watchmen, are but a poor defence to a city.

I. He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites, in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree, but now was revived. God's worship is the defence of a place, and his ministers, when they mind their duty, are watchmen on the walls. Or, in particular, he ordered them to be ready against the wall was to be dedicated, that they might perform that service in an orderly and solemn manner; and the dedication of it was its strength. That is likely to be beneficial to us which is devoted to God.
II. He appointed two governors or consuls, to whom he committed the care of the city, and gave them in charge to provide for the public peace and safety. Hanani, his brother, who came to him with the tidings of the desolations of Jerusalem, was one, a man of approved integrity and affection to his country; the other was Hananiah, who had been ruler of the palace: for he that has approved himself faithful in less shall be entrusted with more. Of this Hananiah it is said that he was a faithful man and one that feared God above many, v. 2. Note,
- 1. Among those who fear God truly there are some who fear him greatly, and excel others in the expressions and instances of that fear; and they are worthy a double portion of that honour which is due to those that fear the Lord, Ps. 15:4. There were many in Jerusalem that feared God, but this good man was more eminent for religion and serious godliness than any.
- 2. Those that fear God must evidence it by their being faithful to all men and universally conscientious.
- 3. God's Jerusalem is then likely to flourish when those rule in it, and have charge of it, who excel in virtue, and are eminent both for godliness and honesty. It is supposed, by some, that Nehemiah was now about to return to the Persian court to have his commission renewed, and that he left these two worthy men in charge with the affairs of the city in his absence. Good governors, when and where they cannot act themselves, must be very careful whom they depute.
III. He gave orders about the shutting of the gates and the guarding of the walls, v. 3, 4. See here,
- 1. What the present state of Jerusalem was. The city, in compass, was large and great. The walls enclosed the same ground as formerly; but much of it lay waste, for the houses were not built, few at least in comparison with what had been; so that Nehemiah walled the city in faith, and with an eye to that promise of the replenishing of it which God had lately made by the prophet, Zec. 8:3, etc. Though the people were now few, he believed they would be multiplied, and therefore built the walls so as to make room for them; had he not depended upon this he might have thought walls without a city as great a reproach as a city without walls.
- 2. What was the care of Nehemiah for it. He ordered the rulers of the city themselves,
  - (1.) To stand by, and see the city-gates shut up and barred every night; for in vain had they a wall if they were careless of their gates.
  - (2.) To take care that they should not be opened in the morning till they could see that all was clear and quiet.
  - (3.) To set sentinels upon the walls, or elsewhere, at convenient distances, who should, in case of the approach of the enemy, give timely notice to the city of the danger; and, as it came to their turn to watch, they must post themselves over against their own houses, because of them, it might be presumed, they would be in a particular manner careful. The public safety depends upon every one's particular care to guard himself and his own family against sin, that common enemy. It is every one's interest to watch, but many understand not their own interest; it is therefore incumbent upon magistrates to appoint watches. And as this people had lately found God with them in their building (else they would have built in vain), so now that the wall was built, no doubt, they were made sensible that except the Lord kept the city the watchman waked but in vain, Ps. 127:1.

Neh 7:5-73

We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the number and valour of the inhabitants than upon the height or strength of its walls; and therefore, observing that the people were few that dwelt in it, he thought fit to take an account of the people, that he might find what families had formerly had their settlement in Jerusalem, but were now removed into the country, that he might bring them back, and what families could in any other way be influenced by their religion, or by their business, to come and rebuild the houses in Jerusalem and dwell in them. So little reason have we to wish that we may be placed alone in the earth, or in Jerusalem itself, that much of our safety and comfort depends upon our neighbours and friends; the more the stronger, the more the merrier. It is the wisdom of the governors of a nation to keep the balance even between the city and country, that the metropolis be not so extravagantly large as to drain and impoverish the country, nor yet so weak as not to be able to protect it. Now observe,

I. Whence this good design of Nehemiah's came. He owns, My God put it into my heart, v. 5. Note, Whatever good motion is in our minds, either prudent or pious, we must acknowledge it to come from God. It was he that put it into our hearts; for every good gift and every good work are from above. He gives knowledge; he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence must be ascribed to the direction of divine Providence; he that teaches the husbandman his discretion (Isa. 28:26) teaches the statesman his.
II. What method he took in prosecution of it.
- 1. He called the rulers together, and the people, that he might have an account of the present state of their families-their number and strength, and where they were settled. It is probable that when he summoned them to come together he ordered them to bring such an account along with them out of their several districts. And I doubt they were not so many but that it might be soon done.
- 2. He reviewed the old register of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and compared the present accounts with that; and here we have the repetition of that out of Ezra 2. The title is the same here (v. 6, 7) as there (v. 1, 2): These are the children of the province, etc. Two things are here repeated and recorded a second time from thence-the names and numbers of their several families, and their oblations to the service of the temple. The repetition of these accounts may intimate to us the delight which the great God is pleased to take in the persons, families, and services of his spiritual Israel, and the particular notice he takes of them. He knows those that are his, knows them all, knows them by name, has his eye on the register of those children of the captivity, and does all according to the ancient counsel of his will concerning them.
  - (1.) Here is an account of the heads of the several families that first came up, v. 6-69. As to this,
    - [1.] Though it seem of little use to us now, yet then it was of great use, to compare what they had been with what they now were. We may suppose they were much increased by this time; but it would do well for them to remember their small beginnings, that they might acknowledge God in multiplying their families and building them up. By this means likewise their genealogies would be preserved, and the distinction of their families kept up, till the Messiah should come, and then an end be put to all their genealogies, which were preserved for his sake, but afterwards were endless. But,
    - [2.] There are many differences in the numbers between this catalogue and that in Ezra. Most of them indeed are exactly the same, and some others within a very few under or over (one or two perhaps); and therefore I cannot think, as some do, that that was the number of these families at their first coming and this as they were now, which was at least forty years after (some make it much more); for we cannot suppose so many families to be not at all, or but little, altered in their numbers in all that time; therefore what differences there are we may suppose to arise either from the mistakes of transcribers, which easily happen in numbers, or from the diversity of the copies from which they were taken. Or perhaps one was the account of them when they set out from Babylon with Zerubbabel, the other when they came to Jerusalem. The sum totals are all just the same there and here, except of the singing-men and singing-women, which there are 200, here 245. These were not of such importance as that they should keep any strict account of them.
  - (2.) Here is an account of the offerings which were given towards the work of God, v. 70, etc. This differs much from that in Ezra 2:68, 69, and it may be questioned whether it refers to the same contribution; here the tirshatha, or chief governor, who there was not mentioned, begins the offering; and the single sum mentioned there exceeds all those here put together; yet it is probable that it was the same, but that followed one copy of the lists, this another; for the last verse is the same here that it was Ezra 2:70, adding ch. 3:1. Blessed be God that our faith and hope are not built upon the niceties of names and numbers, genealogy and chronology, but on the great things of the law and gospel. Whatever is given to the work of God, he is not unrighteous to forget it; nor shall even a cup of cold water, wherewith he is honoured, go without its reward.

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Nehemiah 7:70 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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Numbers 7:2-86 STRONG

1 Chronicles 29:3-9 STRONG

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