Nehemiah 11:8

Good News Translation

Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem.

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.

Berean Standard Bible
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.

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.

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

¹ The leaders settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people drew lots to choose one family out of every ten to go and live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the rest were to live in the other cities and towns. ² The people praised anyone else who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. ³ In the other towns and cities the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in their own towns. The following is the list of the leading citizens of the province of Judah who lived in Jerusalem: ⁴ Athaiah, the son of Uzziah and grandson of Zechariah. His other ancestors included Amariah, Shephatiah, and Mahalalel, descendants of Judah's son Perez. ⁵ Maaseiah, the son of Baruch and grandson of Colhozeh. His other ancestors included Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, and Zechariah, descendants of Judah's son Shelah. ⁶ Of the descendants of Perez, 468 outstanding soldiers lived in Jerusalem. ⁷ Sallu, the son of Meshullam and grandson of Joed. His other ancestors included Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, and Jeshaiah. ⁸ Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem. ⁹ Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was the second ranking official in the city. ¹⁰ Jedaiah son of Joiarib, and Jachin.

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Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided; and the other was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:32
All these peoples are the descendants of Noah, nation by nation, according to their different lines of descent. After the flood all the nations of the earth were descended from the sons of Noah.

Genesis 11:4
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."

Genesis 11:9
The city was called Babylon, because there the Lord mixed up the language of all the people, and from there he scattered them all over the earth.

Genesis 49:7
A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

Deuteronomy 32:8
The Most High assigned nations their lands; he determined where peoples should live. He assigned to each nation a heavenly being,

Luke 1:51
He has stretched out his mighty arm and scattered the proud with all their plans.

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.”