Nehemiah 11:12

“And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two, etc.] That offered the sacrifices, burnt incense, set on the shewbread, lighted the lamps, etc. and Adaiah the son of Jeroham; (see <130912>1 Chronicles 9:12) whose genealogy is traced here through Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashur, to Malchiah.”

“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…”

“Adaiah: Ch1 9:12, Ch1 9:13 Nehemiah 11:14”