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Nehemiah 11:5

Nehemiah 11:5
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And these are the sons of Benjamin,.... That were of that tribe, and inhabited Jerusalem, namely, that follow:

Sallu the son of Meshullam; who from him is traced up through Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Nehemiah 11:4-19

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put his name there; upon this account, one would think, the holy seed should…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Maaseiah In 1Ch 9:5, -And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons."

the son of Shiloni R.V. the son of the Shilonite. The word for -son of (ben) has probably been inserted by copyists…

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