20 And the refidue of Iſrael, the prieſts and the T.e- vites, were in all the Cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 * But the Nethinims dwelt in || Ophel, and Ziha, . c....
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22 The overſeer alſo of the Levites at Jeruſalem was j Or. 7 Uzzi the fon of Bani, the fon of Haſhabiah the ſon of :ower- Mattaniah, theſon of Micha : of the ſons of Aſaph, the ſingers were over the buſineſs of the houſe of God 5.
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generality of the people of Jrael, whether of Judah,or Benjamin, or | #5 Were neceflary for the Temple and the Service of God, from any othcr Tribe 3 AS appears by this general Enumeration of all | r1ume to time, whillt others minded the outward buſmeſs, Vs 16. And th the Inhabitants of the Land, in which either the People of 7x- | this Office was very proper for thera, both as they were Levites, Or. dah and Benjamin are included under che Title of [jracl, or they are | to Whoſe care thoſe things belonged ; and as they were Singers,
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2 br b . _s : "15, not here mentioned: which is ablurd to think, becaule they made | who were nor to come to Jeruſalem by turns, as other Levites, 2nd (Or, up the greateit number of them. And rheie he calls Jae! rather | 45 the Priefts did, but WCre conſtantly ro re{ide there, and therefore jrb, y. than Ju4zh, partly becauſe there were many of the other Tribes | were more capable of minding this buſineſs. Beſides their Em- (Or.Gz, now joined and incorporated with them ; and partly bccauſe none | ployment was not fo frequent, nor ſo great as ſome others were, they y of the Tribes of [/rae/, except Judah and Binjamin, dwelt in Jeruſz. and therefore they had more leiſure for ir. Oran; lem, as appears from the ſequel. 22 Forq it was the kings r commandment concer- Nin, y
4 And at Jeruſalem dwelt certsjz of the children of | 2108 them, that |] a certain portion ſhould be for the j0:,z (+ wig Tudah, and ot the children of Benjamin f : of the chil- | 1NZE7rs, due for every day. EN" dren of Judah ; Athajah g the ſon of Uzziah, the ſon WP. , ES OG pgs on RN _ Minn V5'0. 2 00 Ou. 2S 9 Ot -ICIC : 3 Ora rec »mpente iorit; Or : { th: f One. ah the ſon of Mahalalee!, + of the children of Perez: who madce this Conſtitution. Or rather 2. The Kings of Perſia, who f thank,
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4 . - ® , _ oy _ Si A 4 ;5 called imp'y the king in the next verſc alſo; who took this care at j wait, and perform their Othce, one ſtanding over againſt another, as
the reque! and by the direftion of Ezra or Aenemiah. Or this might'| it is explained v. 24, ward over ogarinft ward ; for the Hebrew word
be Nehemiol's Command, which 1s called rhe #:ng's command, becauſe it was done by the King's Deputy, or a Commiſhoner whom the King impowered to do whathe ſaw fir for the Houſe and Service of God, commanding all the People to obey him therein ; as he had formerly Cone to Ezra 7: 18, 20, 23e
24 And Pethahiah the fon of Meſhezabeel, of the chiidren ol! Z.erah the ſon of Judah, was at the Kings hand / in all matters concerning the people r.
j Or, on *5: #225 part, to determine Civil Cauſes and Contro- verſics between Man and Man, by the Laws of that Kingdom ; which peradvcnture he underſtood better than Nehem:a/, and there- fore was appointed for this work, but {til unter Neh@niah. Or, ac- cording t9 the King's appointment, as the hand is uſed, as Numb. 4. 49. and ellewhere. £ Either in civil Differences between them ; or in things berween the King and People ; as in matters of Tribute, or Grievances, ©&c. wherein this Man poſſibly was chict juſtitiary un- der Nehemian. -
25 And for the villages, with their fields, ſome of the children of Jud.h dwelt at Kirjath-arba «, and the | viilages thereof, and at Dibon,and in the villages thereof, and ar Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof.
w T's, and wot of the other places herz named,. had been de-| froyed by rac Cha!deans; bur the Jews now repaired the beir of the ruinated Houtes, and by degrees rebuilt others.
26 And at Jeſhuz, and ac Moladah, and at Beth- phelet,
25 And at liazar (bual, and at Beer-ſheba, and 7z the villages thereof.
28 And at Ziklag, and at Mckonah, and zz the vil-
lages thereof, 29 And at Enrimmon, & at Zareah,and at Jarmuth, 20 Z4noah, Adullam, and i» their villages, at La- chith, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the vil- 11g2s thereof: And they dwelt from Beer theba, unto tie valicy of Hinaom.
3r The chi:dren alſo of Benjamin || from Geba, dwelt || at Michmaſh, and Aija, and Bethel, and in the! es, > And at Anathoth, Nob, Anania,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Lod, and Ono, * the valley of crafts-men .
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y Or, fir the Levites, ( to wit,thoſe of them who were not ſettled in Jeruſalem ) there were diviſions, i, e, places appointed for them, and diſtributed among them!
CHAF- ALE The Prieſts, r -7. and Levites which came ub with Zerubbabel, 8,9
The Succeſſion of High Pricfts, 10 -—21. Certain chief Levites, 22
26, Tre manner of dedicating the Wall, 275 = 43. The Offices of Prieſts
end I,-wvites, 44 of Singers and Porrers, 45 —— 47.
OW theſe are the * priefts a, and the Levites, that went up with Zerubbabel the ſon of Shealcie], and Jeſhua ; Serajah, Jeremiah, Ezra 6,