EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries
Nehemiah 10:1-39
The *Jews build Jerusalem’s city wall again
Nehemiah
Robert Bryce and Robert Betts
Chapter 10
The people had listened to the law of God (Nehemiah chapter 8) and they had remembered their history (Nehemiah chapter 9). Then they made an agreement with God.v1 This is a list of the people who signed this agreement:
Nehemiah the chief officer, who was the son of Hachaliah,
and Zedekiah,
v2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
v3 Pashur, Amariah, Malkijah,
v4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
v5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
v6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
v7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
v8 Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah.
Those were the priests.
v9 These were the *Levites:
Jeshua, who was the son of Azaniah,
Binnui, who was one of the sons of Henadad,
Kadmiel.
v10 The other *Levites, who were their companions were:
Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
v11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
v12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
v13 Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.