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Nehemiah 11:8

and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gabbai;   Sallai;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Sallai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Gabbai;   Judea;   Sallai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gabbai;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gabbai;   Sallai;   Shemaiah;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Gabbai ;   Sallai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nethinim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gab'ba-I;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gabbai;   Sallai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
Hebrew Names Version
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
King James Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
English Standard Version
and his brothers, men of valor, 928.
New Century Version
Following him were Gabbai and Sallai, for a total of 928 men.
New English Translation
and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 in all.
Amplified Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
New American Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
World English Bible
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundreth and twentie and eight.
Legacy Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
Complete Jewish Bible
After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.
Darby Translation
and after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight:
Easy-to-Read Version
and those who followed Jeshaiah were Gabbai and Sallai. All together there were 928 men.
George Lamsa Translation
And after him were nine hundred and twenty-eight others.
Good News Translation
Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Literal Translation
And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after him Sabai, Sallai: nyne hundreth and eight and twentye.
American Standard Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Bible in Basic English
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after hym Gabai, Sellai, nine hundred and twentie and eyght.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
King James Version (1611)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundred twentie and eight.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
English Revised Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti;
Update Bible Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Webster's Bible Translation
And after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
New King James Version
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
New Living Translation
After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives.
New Life Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.
New Revised Standard
And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, - nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
Revised Standard Version
And after him Gabba'i, Salla'i, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Young's Literal Translation
and after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

Contextual Overview

1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own cities. 2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. 3These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns-the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants- 4while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; 5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. 6The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor. 7From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah; 8and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the city's second district. 10From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
And two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
Genesis 11:4
"Come," they said, "let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth."
Genesis 11:9
That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
Luke 1:51
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And after him,.... That is, Sallu: were Gabbai and Sallai; in all nine hundred and twenty eight; there were more of the tribe of Benjamin than of the tribe of Judah, they having perhaps a greater share in the city, or were better disposed to dwell in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles:




1 Chron Nehemiah
Tribes of Judah

Of Pharez
468
Of Zerah 690
Tribe of Benjamin 956 928
Tribe of Levi

Priests 1760 1192
Levites
284
Porters 212 172



According to Nehemiah’s numbers, supplemented from Chronicles, the entire adult male population of the city was 3,734, which would give a total population of 14,936. According to Chronicles, supplemented from Nehemiah, the adult males were 4,370, and consequently the entire population, would have been 17,480. As the Nethinims and the Israelites of Ephraim and Manasseh 1 Chronicles 9:3 are not included in either list, we may conclude that the actual number of the inhabitants, after the efforts recorded in Nehemiah 11:1-2, was not much short of 20,000.

Nehemiah 11:16

The outward business of the house of God - Such as the collection of the newly-imposed tax Nehemiah 10:32, the providing of the regular sacrifices, the renewal of vestments, and the like.

Nehemiah 11:17

The principal to begin the thanksgiving - i. e., “the precentor,” or “leader of the choir.”


 
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