and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
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and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
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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.
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and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, of one of the great men.
Or, of one of the great men.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. Of a person then or lately eminent in…
i.e. Of a person then or lately eminent in valour, or worth, or dignity. Or, of Gedolim, or Haggedolim, a man so called.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain All the Levites in the holy city were two…
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. Who had their residence there, Neh 11:1.
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Nehemiah 11:19
neh 11:19
neh 11:19
neh 11:19Moreover, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy two. Of whom see Ch1 9:17.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. Mighty men of valour] Noted for strength…
Verse 14. Mighty men of valour] Noted for strength of body, and military courage.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The mighty, for riches and power; on which account…
The mighty, for riches and power; on which account this family was conspicuous.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Son of one of the great men —…
14. Son of one of the great men — So the Septuagint and Vulgate read, but incorrectly. The Hebrew is to be taken as a proper name, son of Haggedolim.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. mighty men of valour] Cf. 1Ch_9:13 ‘Very able…
14. mighty men of valour] Cf. 1Ch_9:13 ‘Very able men (lit. mighty men of valour) for the work of the service of the house of God.’
their brethren … an hundred twenty and eight] Query: ‘their’ an error for ‘his’?
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In our list of the priests, Neh_11:10-14 we have the following figures:
Jedaiah, Jachin, Seraiah, &c.
= 822
Adaiah, &c.
= 242
Amashsai
= 128
1192
It is noticeable that these figures do not correspond with the number 1760 mentioned in 1Ch_9:13.
overseer] Cf. Neh_11:9.
the son of one of the great men] so R.V. marg. R.V. text the son of Haggedolim. It is a disputed point whether ‘Haggedolim’ is a proper name. The literal translation would be ‘the son of the great ones,’ so the LXX. renders Βαδιὴλ υἱὸς τῶν μεγάλων. But who are ‘the great ones’? The explanation which has been given that they are the priests mentioned in this section, Neh_11:10-14, is merely a conjecture, which has no other evidence in its favour. Some (e.g. Neteler) think it means ‘the high-priests;’ and suppose Zabdiel to have been the Sagan or deputy high-priest. On the other hand, if ‘Haggedolim’ he a proper name, it is a very peculiar one; but cf. Neh_11:35, ‘Gehaharashim.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Of valour.—Able for the service of God’s house:…
(14) Of valour.—Able for the service of God’s house: men of ability, therefore.
The son of one of the great men.—Rather, son of Haggedolim.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Their brethren, mighty men of valour. Not "men of…
Their brethren, mighty men of valour. Not "men of great courage," as Bp. Patrick explains, but "very able men for the work of the service of the house of God," as our translators render the parallel passage of Chronicles. (1Ch_9:13) Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men. Rather, as in the margin, "the son of Haggedolim."
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