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Nehemiah 11:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 11:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
Nehemiah 11:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof,
28and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof,
29and in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31The children of Benjamin also [dwelt] from Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof,
32at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Many of the places mentioned in these verses are mentioned in Joshua 15:27-39; Joshua 18:21-28. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:30 all the way from Beersheba . . . to the valley of Hinnom: Earlier descriptions of places where people settled concentrated on areas north of Jerusalem (ch 3; 11:31-36); this list (11:25-30) reflects progressive expansion of places where Jewish people lived as they occupied many of their preexilic towns, both north and south of Jerusalem.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zanoah: Neh 3:13; Jos 15:34 Adullam: Jos 12:15; Mic 1:15 Lachish: Jos 10:3, Jos 15:39; Isa 37:8 Azekah: Jos 15:35 the valley: Jos 15:8, Jos 18:16; Kg2 23:10; Jer 7:31, Jer 7:32, Jer 19:2, Jer 19:6, Jer 32:35 Nehemiah 11:31”
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