Nehemiah 11:13

chief of the fathers R.V. chiefs of fathers" houses. From the technical use of the term -chiefs of fathers" houses," it is obvious that the figure 242 denotes the number of the retainers of Adaiah and -his brethren," who were -chiefs of fathers" houses."

Amashai(R.V. Amashsai) the son of Azareel(R.V. Azarel), the son of Ahasai(R.V. Ahzai), the son of Meshillemoth In 1 Chronicles 9:12, -Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith" is clearly the same person. A comparison of the names here will illustrate the way in which proper names were liable to be confused and altered in the process of copying; it will also show how in one list some names are omitted from the full genealogy.

Immer Cf. Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37.