Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
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And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
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And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 11:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 9:7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Neh 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri [was]…
Neh 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.
Ver. 9. Their overseer] Or commissary.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Their overseer; the captain of their thousand.
Their overseer; the captain of their thousand.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred…
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two,.... That is, the brethren or relations of Adaiah:
and Amashai; called Maasiai, Ch1 9:12, whose lineage is traced here through Azareel, Ahasai, Meshillemoth, to Immer.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Overseer - The captain of their thousand.
Overseer - The captain of their thousand.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. And Joel - was their overseer] Joel…
Verse 9. And Joel - was their overseer] Joel was chief or magistrate over those, and Judah was his second or deputy. Perhaps each had a different office, but that of Joel was the chief.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Second. Vicegerent of Joel, (Calmet) or commander of a…
Second. Vicegerent of Joel, (Calmet) or commander of a second part of the city. (Syriac)
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).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain overseer--that is, "captain" or "chief."
overseer--that is, "captain" or "chief."
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. And Joel, &c.] There is nothing in the…
9. And Joel, &c.] There is nothing in the 1 Chron. list corresponding with this verse.
overseer] Apparently the members of the same tribe or house formed a distinct organization within the city walls, and were under a responsible head or ‘overseer,’ ‘pâqid.’ LXX. ἐπίσκοπος. Vulg. ‘praepositus.’
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Judah the son of Senuah (R.V. Hassenuah)] In 1Ch_9:7, Sallu is spoken of as a descendant of ‘Hodaviah the son of Hassenuah.’ Remembering the confusion between ‘Judah’ and ‘Hodaviah’ in Ezr_2:40; Ezr_3:9, it is possible that we have here another trace of textual corruption. ‘Elah … the son of Michri’ is also confused with ‘Joel the son of Zichri,’ 1Ch_9:8.
second over the city] From the context it is evident that the expression refers only to the overseership over the Benjamites, or, at the most, the men of Judah and Benjamin in the city. He was ‘deputy overseer,’ or second in command to Joel. Cf. ‘brethren of the second degree’ 1Ch_15:18, ‘second to him’ 1Ch_16:5. It is not, however, quite certain that the traditional translation adopted in the English version is correct. In the opinion of some scholars the word rendered ‘second’ qualifies ‘the city,’ which in the Hebrew it immediately follows. It will not then denote the rank of Judah the son of Hassenuah, but the quarter of the capital over which he was overseer. Cf. 2Ki_22:14, ‘She (Huldah) dwelt in Jerusalem, in the second quarter.’ 2Ch_34:22; Zep_1:10. On the division of Jerusalem into two districts, for purposes of administration, see Neh_3:9; Neh_3:12. We know from Neh_7:2 that Nehemiah had constituted Hanani and Hananiah ‘overseers’ over Jerusalem. Perhaps Joel and Judah presided over a special community in each district.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Their overseer. Probably the commandant of the city under…
Their overseer. Probably the commandant of the city under Nehemiah. See 2Ki_25:19, where pakid has this sense. Judah... was second. Next in authority to Joel.
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