Nehemiah 11:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. And of the Levites were divisions - The Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin. This is probably the meaning: the Syriac says, They had the half of Judah and Benjamin; which is not likely.

That the people whose hearts were now turned towards the Lord, would make the best provision for the support of God's work, and all those engaged in it, we may naturally suppose; but this could not be very great, as the complete service was not yet established, and the Levites themselves were few in number.

Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].

Nehemiah 11:36

36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.