Nehemiah 7:57
55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
56 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
- KJV
- The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
- WEB
- The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
- ASV
- The children of Solomon`s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
- DARBY
- The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
- BLB
- The sons of the servants of Solomon: The sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
- ÅB
- Av Salomos tjeneres barn: Sotais barn, Soferets barn, Peridas barn,
- OTB
- Etterkommerne av Salomos tjenere: etterkommerne av Sotai, Soferet og Perida,
- B1930
- Av Salomos tjeneres barn: Sotais barn, Soferets barn, Peridas barn,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 2:55
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
Read in contextNehemiah 11:3
These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
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