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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 11:16

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, etc.] Along with Shemaiah; these had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God: who had the care of the repairs of the temple, and of getting in the wood for the altar, as Jarchi, and collecting the third part of the shekel, to purchase things with for the use of the temple.
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