Nehemiah 7:6 KJV
These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
Matthew Henry
- Register of those that first returnedNehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from...
Thompson Chains
- NebuchadnezzarSee the chain from 2 Kings 24:1 · 9 links
- Captivity (2)See the chain from 2 Kings 15:29 · 4 links
- Jews' ReturnSee the chain from Deuteronomy 30:3 · 5 links
- GadarenesSee the chain from Matthew 8:28 · 3 links
Parallel Passages
- Ezra 2:1–70 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; …
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezra 2:1–70 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; …
- 2 Kings 24:14–16 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. …
- 2 Kings 25:11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1–23 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. …
- Ezra 5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
- Ezra 6:2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
- Jeremiah 39:1–18 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. …
- Jeremiah 52:1–34 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. …
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Topics
- Genealogy Of the Jews who returned from the captivity
- Israel, prophecies concerning Nehemiah is commissioned to lead the remainder of the captivity, forty-nine thousand nine-hundred and forty-two go back to Canaan
- Maneh Rendered pound
- Nehemiah Register of the people whom he led from Babylon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible446 BC · Nehemiah Builds the Wall
Places
- BabylonTown · Location well established
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Nehemiah 7 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- NebuchadnezzarIn the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles...
- BabylonThe Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- These are the children אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the province הַמְּדִינָה hammĕdînâ מְדִינָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- that went up הָעֹלִים hāʿōlîm עָלָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the
- out of the captivity מִשְּׁבִי miššĕbî שְׁבִי Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of those that had been carried away הַגּוֹלָה haggôlâ גּוֹלָה Noun · feminine singular · with the אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative
- whom Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר nĕbûkadneṣṣar נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Proper name
- the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Babylon בָּבֶל bābel בָּבֶל Proper name
- had carried away הֶגְלָה heglâ גָּלָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- and came again וַיָּשׁוּבוּ wayyāšûbû שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- to Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַם lîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
- and to Judah וְלִיהוּדָה wĕlîhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name · with and, preposition
- every one אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- unto his city לְעִירוֹ lĕʿîrô עִיר Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
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