Nehemiah 11:18

Contemporary English Version

Altogether, two hundred eighty-four Levites settled in the holy city.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the Levites in the holy city: 284.

Hebrew Names Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

King James Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

English Standard Version
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

New Century Version
All together 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.

New English Translation
The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

Amplified Bible
All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

New American Standard Bible
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

World English Bible
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

Geneva Bible (1587)
All the Leuites in the holy citie were two hundreth foure score and foure.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

Berean Standard Bible
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

Complete Jewish Bible
All the L'vi'im in the holy city numbered 284.

Darby Translation
all the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Easy-to-Read Version
So there were 284 Levites who moved into Jerusalem, the holy city.

George Lamsa Translation
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Good News Translation
In all, 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.

Lexham English Bible
All of the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Literal Translation
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty four.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All the Leuites in the holy cite were two hundreth and foure & foure score.

American Standard Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

Bible in Basic English
All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the Leuites in the holy citie, were two hundred foure score and foure.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

King James Version (1611)
All the Leuites in the holy City, were two hundred, fourescore and foure.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
two hundred and eighty-four.

English Revised Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the dekenes in the hooli citee, weren two hundrid and foure score and foure.

Update Bible Version
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the Levites in the holy city [were] two hundred and eighty four.

New King James Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

New Living Translation
In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.

New Life Bible
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

New Revised Standard
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the Levites in the holy city, were two hundred and eighty-four.

Douay-Rheims Bible
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

Revised Standard Version
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Young's Literal Translation
All the Levites, in the holy city, [are] two hundred eighty and four.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

Contextual Overview

¹ The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there. ² Then everyone else asked God to bless those who were willing to live in Jerusalem. ³ Some of the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. But the leaders of the province lived in Jerusalem with their families. ⁴From the Judah tribe, two leaders settled in Jerusalem with their relatives. One of them was Athaiah son of Uzziah. His ancestors were Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalalel, and Perez, the son of Judah. From the descendants of Perez, four hundred sixty-eight of the best men lived in Jerusalem. The other leader from Judah was Maaseiah the son of Baruch. His ancestors were Colhozeh, Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, Zechariah, and Shelah, the son of Judah. ⁷From the Benjamin tribe, three leaders settled in Jerusalem. The first was Sallu son of Meshullam, and the others were Gabbai and Sallai. Sallu's ancestors were Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, and Jeshaiah. Altogether, there were nine hundred twenty-eight men of the Benjamin tribe living in Jerusalem. ⁹ Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command. ¹⁰ Four priests settled in Jerusalem. The first was Jedaiah; he was the son of Joiarib and the uncle of Jachin. ¹¹ The second priest to settle there was Seraiah son of Hilkiah. His ancestors were Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub, who had been a high priest. ¹² Altogether, there were eight hundred twenty-two from his clan who served in the temple. The third priest to settle there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. His ancestors were Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, and Malchijah. ¹³ Altogether, there were two hundred forty-two clan leaders among his relatives. The fourth priest to settle there was Amashsai son of Azarel. His ancestors were Ahzai, Meshillemoth, and Immer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the holy: Nehemiah 11:1, 1 Kings 11:13, Daniel 9:24, Matthew 24:15, Matthew 27:53, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 21:2

Reciprocal: Isaiah 48:2 - they call

Cross-References

Luke 3:35
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. Who had their residence there, Nehemiah 11:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles:

	1 Chron	Nehemiah
Tribes of Judah
Of Pharez		468
Of Zerah	690
Tribe of Benjamin	956	928
Tribe of Levi
Priests	1760	1192
Levites		284
Porters	212	172

According to Nehemiah’s numbers, supplemented from Chronicles, the entire adult male population of the city was 3,734, which would give a total population of 14,936. According to Chronicles, supplemented from Nehemiah, the adult males were 4,370, and consequently the entire population, would have been 17,480. As the Nethinims and the Israelites of Ephraim and Manasseh 1 Chronicles 9:3 are not included in either list, we may conclude that the actual number of the inhabitants, after the efforts recorded in Nehemiah 11:1-2, was not much short of 20,000.

Nehemiah 11:16

The outward business of the house of God - Such as the collection of the newly-imposed tax Nehemiah 10:32, the providing of the regular sacrifices, the renewal of vestments, and the like.

Nehemiah 11:17

The principal to begin the thanksgiving - i. e., “the precentor,” or “leader of the choir.”