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Nehemiah 11:18

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What does Nehemiah 11:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Nehemiah 11:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
17and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
20And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. Who had their residence there, (<161101>Nehemiah 11:1).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the holy: Neh 11:1; Kg1 11:13; Dan 9:24; Mat 24:15, Mat 27:53; Rev 11:2, Rev 21:2 Nehemiah 11:19”
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