Parallel Verses English Standard Version The sons of Gibeon, 95. King James Bible The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. American Standard Version The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. Douay-Rheims Bible The children of Gabaon, ninety-five. English Revised Version The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. Webster's Bible Translation The children of Gibeon, ninety five. Nehemiah 7:25 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentAnd God put into my heart, i.e., God inspired me with the resolution; comp. Nehemiah 2:12. What resolution, is declared by the sentences following, which detail its execution. The resolution to gather together the nobles and rulers of the people for the purpose of making a list of their kinsmen, and thus to obtain a basis for the operations contemplated for increasing the inhabitants of Jerusalem. והסּגנים החרים are combined, as in Nehemiah 2:16. On התיחשׂ, comp. 1 Chronicles 5:17. While this resolve was under consideration, Nehemiah found the register, i.e., the genealogical registry, of those who came up at first (from Babylon). בּראשׁונה, at the beginning, i.e., with Zerubbabel and Joshua under Cyrus (Ezra 2), and not subsequently with Ezra (Ezra 7). "And I found written therein." These words introduce the list now given. This list, vv. 6-73a, is identical with that in Ezra 2, and has been already discussed in our remarks on that chapter. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Gibeon (Gibeon is probably a mistake for Gibbar, or the contrary; though this person may have been called by both names.) Ezra 2:20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. Gibbar Cross References Jump to Previous Children Five Gibeon Ninety Ninety-FiveJump to Next Children Five Gibeon Ninety Ninety-FiveLinks Nehemiah 7:25 NIVNehemiah 7:25 NLT Nehemiah 7:25 ESV Nehemiah 7:25 NASB Nehemiah 7:25 KJV Nehemiah 7:25 Bible Apps Nehemiah 7:25 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 7:25 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 7:25 French Bible Nehemiah 7:25 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |