Nehemiah 11:14

Easy-to-Read Version

and 128 of Amashsai's brothers. (These men were brave soldiers. The officer over them was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.)

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.

Hebrew Names Version
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zavdi'el, the son of Haggedolim.

King James Version
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

English Standard Version
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

New Century Version
And there were brave men with Amashsai. All together there were 128 men. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was appointed over them.

New English Translation
and his colleagues who were exceptional men—128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

Amplified Bible
and their brothers, brave men, 128. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim [one of the great men].

New American Standard Bible
and their brothers, valiant warriors, 128. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

World English Bible
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And their brethren valiant men, an hundreth and eight and twentie: & their ouerseer was Zabdiel the sonne of Hagedolim.

Legacy Standard Bible
and their relatives, mighty men of valor, 128. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Berean Standard Bible
and his associates-128 mighty warriors. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

Contemporary English Version
Altogether, there were one hundred twenty-eight brave warriors from their clans, and their leader was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

Complete Jewish Bible
with his kinsmen, courageous men, 128; their overseer was Zavdi'el the son of HaG'dolim.

Darby Translation
and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred and twenty-eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Gedolim.

George Lamsa Translation
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, one hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men.

Good News Translation
There were 128 members of this clan who were outstanding soldiers. Their leader was Zabdiel, a member of a leading family.

Lexham English Bible
and their brothers; mighty warriors of strength, one hundred and twenty-eight. The chief officer over them was Zabdiel son of Hagedolim.

Literal Translation
and their brothers, mighty men, were a hundred and twenty-eight. And their overseer was Zabdiel, a son of one of the great men.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and his brethren were valeaunt men, of whom there were an hundreth and eight and twentye. And their ouerseer was Sabdaiel the sonne of Gedolim.

American Standard Version
and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Bible in Basic English
And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And their brethren valiaunt men, an hundred and twentie and eyght: And their ouersear was Zabdiel a sonne of one of the great men.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

King James Version (1611)
And their brethren mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight; and their ouerseer was Zaddiel, the sonne of one of the great men.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and his brethren, mighty men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight: and their overseer was Badiel son of one of the great men.

English Revised Version
and their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and her britheren, ful myyti men, weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti; and the souereyn of hem was Zebdiel, the sone of myyty men.

Update Bible Version
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Webster's Bible Translation
And their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of [one of] the great men.

New King James Version
and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men. [fn]

New Living Translation
and 128 of his outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

New Life Bible
and their brothers, 128 men with strength of heart. Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim, watched over them.

New Revised Standard
and their associates, valiant warriors, one hundred twenty-eight; their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and their brethren, strong men of ability, a hundred and twenty-eight, - and, he who was in charge of them, was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their brethren who were very mighty, a hundred twenty-eight: and their ruler Zabdiel son of the mighty.

Revised Standard Version
and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred and twenty-eight; their overseer was Zab'diel the son of Haggedo'lim.

Young's Literal Translation
and their brethren, mighty of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and an inspector over them [is] Zabdiel, son of [one of] the great men.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and their brothers, valiant warriors, 128. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

Contextual Overview

¹ Now the leaders of the Israelites moved into the city of Jerusalem. The rest of the people used lots to decide who else should move there with the leaders. They chose a tenth of the people to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The rest of the people stayed in their own towns. ² The people who stayed asked God to bless those who were willing to move to Jerusalem. ³ Some of the Israelites, priests, Levites, servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants lived in the various towns throughout Judah. These all lived on property they owned in these towns. But the area leaders lived in Jerusalem. ⁴ And other people from the families of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. These are the descendants of Judah who moved into Jerusalem: Athaiah son of Uzziah (the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was a descendant of Perez) ⁵ and Maaseiah son of Baruch (the son of Col-Hozeh, who was the son of Hazaiah, who was the son of Adaiah, who was the son of Joiarib, who was the son of Zechariah, who was a descendant of Shelah). ⁶ The number of Perez's descendants living in Jerusalem was 468. All of them were brave men. ⁷ These are the descendants of Benjamin who moved into Jerusalem: Sallu son of Meshullam (the son of Joed, who was the son of Pedaiah, who was the son of Kolaiah, who was the son of Maaseiah, who was the son of Ithiel, who was the son of Jeshaiah), ⁸ and those who followed Jeshaiah were Gabbai and Sallai. All together there were 928 men. ⁹ Joel son of Zicri was in charge of them. And Judah son of Hassenuah was in charge of the Second District of the city of Jerusalem. ¹⁰ These are the priests who moved into Jerusalem: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of one of the great men: or, of Haggedolim, Nehemiah 11:14

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:13 - very able men 1 Chronicles 26:6 - mighty men of valour Nehemiah 11:22 - overseer Nehemiah 12:42 - overseer

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight,.... The brethren of Adaiah and Amashai, who were able men to do the work of their office as priests, and men of courage to fight the enemy, and defend the city upon occasion:

and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men; or the son of Hagedolim, or Gedolim, as some, who take it to be the proper name of a man.

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. Mighty men of valour — Noted for strength of body, and military courage.