Nehemiah 10:14-27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

The Chiefs Of The People (Nehemiah 10:14-27).

Nehemiah 10:14

‘The chiefs of the people:'

Nehemiah 10:14

‘ Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,'  10:15 ‘Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,'  10:16 ‘Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,'  10:17 ‘Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,'  10:18 ‘Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,'  10:19 ‘Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,'  10:20 ‘Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,'  10:21 ‘Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,'  10:22 ‘Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,'  10:23 ‘Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,'  10:24 ‘Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,'  10:25 ‘Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,'  10:26 ‘And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,'  10:27 ‘Malluch, Harim, Baanah.'

Of these names thirteen are found in the list of clans of returnees with Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel in chapter 7 (Ezra 2). These names therefore include the leaders of those clans. The remainder would be leaders of sub-clans into which the unmentioned clans of returnees were divided, or clans which had arrived subsequently, or leading city elders.

Nehemiah 10:14-27

14 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.