And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
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…
Adam Clarke
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.
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…
Cambridge Bible
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…