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Contemporary English Version

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joel;   Judah;   Senuah;   Zichri;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Joel;   Judah;   Judea;   Senuah;   Zichri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hassenuah;   Joel;   Judah;   Nehemiah;   Zichri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adaiah;   College;   Hassenuah;   Joel;   Judah;   Senaah;   Writing;   Zichri;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Joel ;   Judah ;   Senuah ;   Zichri ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jo'el;   Sen'uah;   Zich'ri;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Governor;   Hassenuah;   Joel (1);   Judah (1);   Senuah;   Zichri;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hassenaah;   Joel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
Hebrew Names Version
Yo'el the son of Zikhri was their overseer; and Yehudah the son of Senu'ah was second over the city.
King James Version
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
English Standard Version
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
New Century Version
Joel son of Zicri was appointed over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the new area of the city.
New English Translation
Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.
Amplified Bible
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
New American Standard Bible
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
World English Bible
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioel the sonne of Zichri was gouernour ouer them: and Iudah, the sonne of Senuah was the second ouer the citie:
Legacy Standard Bible
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
Berean Standard Bible
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the city's second district.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yo'el the son of Zikhri was their overseer, and Y'hudah the son of Hasnu'ah was second in charge of the city.
Darby Translation
and Joel the son of Zicri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joel son of Zicri was in charge of them. And Judah son of Hassenuah was in charge of the Second District of the city of Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joel the son of Zechariah was their overseer; and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
Good News Translation
Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was the second ranking official in the city.
Lexham English Bible
And Joel son of Zicri, their chief officer; and Judah son of Hassenuah, second in command over the city.
Literal Translation
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer. And Judah the son of Hassenaah was second over the city.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ioel the sonne of Sichri had the ouersight of them: and Iuda ye sonne of Hasnua ouer the seconde parte of the cite.
American Standard Version
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
Bible in Basic English
And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ioel the sonne of Zichri had the ouersight of them: and Iuda the sonne of Senua was the second ouer the citie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioel the sonne of Zichri was their ouerseer: and Iudah the sonne of Senuah, was second ouer the city.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joel son of Zechri was overseer over them: and Juda son of Asana was second in the city.
English Revised Version
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Johel, the sone of Zechri, was the souereyn of hem, and Judas, the sone of Semyna, was the secounde man on the citee.
Update Bible Version
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.
New King James Version
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah [fn] was second over the city.
New Living Translation
Their chief officer was Joel son of Zicri, who was assisted by Judah son of Hassenuah, second-in-command over the city.
New Life Bible
Joel the son of Zichri watched over them, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
New Revised Standard
Joel son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Joel son of Zichri, was in charge over them, - and, Judah son of Hassenuah, was over the city, as second.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joel the son of Zechri their ruler, and Judas the son of Senua was second over the city.
Revised Standard Version
Jo'el the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassen'u-ah was second over the city.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joel son of Zichri [is] inspector over them, and Judah son of Senuah [is] over the city -- second.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.

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

Judah: 1 Chronicles 9:7, Hodaviah, Hasenuah

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:34 - officers 1 Chronicles 23:4 - set forward Nehemiah 11:22 - overseer

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
At first everyone spoke the same language,
Genesis 11:14
When Shelah was thirty, he had a son named Eber.
Genesis 11:31
Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran, they decided to settle there instead.
Genesis 11:32
Terah lived to be two hundred five years old and died in Haran.
Acts 17:26
From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.
1 Corinthians 14:23
Suppose everyone in your worship service started speaking unknown languages, and some outsiders or some unbelievers come in. Won't they think you are crazy?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer,.... Or chief governor of the city:

and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city; or the deputy governor of it; so Pitholaus is called an under governor in Jerusalem by Josephus l

l Antiqu. l. 14. c. 6. sect. 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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 11:9. 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.


 
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