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Nehemiah 11:21

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What does Nehemiah 11:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
Nehemiah 11:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
22The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.
23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king`s hand in all matters concerning the people.
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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
“But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, etc.] An high place or tower on the wall of Jerusalem, (see <142703>2 Chronicles 27:3), and Ziha, and Gispa, were over the Nethinims; had the oversight of them, and took care that they did their work; they were such themselves, but the principal of them, (see <150243>Ezra 2:43).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ophel, the southern spur of the temple hill, having a wall of its own Nehemiah 3:27 might be reckoned either in Jerusalem or outside it. Here it is made a separate place. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Nethinims dwelt in Ophel - Which was upon the wall of Jerusalem, because they were to do the servile work of the temple: therefore they were to be posted near it, that they might be ready to attend. Nehemiah 11:24”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:21 The hill of Ophel was high ground just south of the Temple (3:26). It provided an ideal location to house those who worked in the Temple.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the: Neh 3:26, Neh 3:31; Ch2 27:3 Ophel: or, the tower Nehemiah 11:22”
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