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A Detailed Historical Record
Commentators treat the number 284 not as an estimate but as a figure from an official census. Scholars note that this list, when compared with a similar one in 1 Chronicles, helps paint a picture of the repopulation of Jerusalem. This specific count of Levites highlights the detailed organization and historical reality of the effort to resettle God's holy city after the exile.
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Nehemiah
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Albert Barnes
On Nehemiah 11:4–19
18th Century
Theologian
See the marginal reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register that Nehemiah had prepared for his census. Th…
Charles Ellicott
On Nehemiah 11:4–19
19th Century
Bishop
The heads in Jerusalem: the list, as compared with 1 Chronicles 9:0, is by no means complete. Judah and Benjamin are represented, with …
John Gill
On Nehemiah 11:18
17th Century
Pastor
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore
and four.
Who had their r…
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Matthew Henry
On Nehemiah 11:1–36
17th Century
Minister
In all ages, people have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the professors of religion too commonly seek their own, an…