Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
Nehemiah 10:14-27
The Chiefs Of The People (Nehemiah 10:14).
‘The chiefs of the people:'
‘ 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.