Nehemiah 11:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

One hundred and seventy-two temple guards settled in Jerusalem; their leaders were Akkub and Talmon.

Cross References

2 Kings 7:10

They went back to Samaria and shouted up to the guards at the gate, “We've just come from the Syrian army camp, and all the soldiers are gone! The tents are empty, and the horses and donkeys are still tied up. We didn't see or hear anybody.”

Nehemiah 11:18

Altogether, two hundred and eighty-four Levites settled in the holy city.

Nehemiah 11:20

The rest of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, lived on their own property in the other towns of Judah.

Nehemiah 12:25

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were responsible for guarding the storerooms near the temple gates.

Psalm 84:10

One day in your temple is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather serve in your house, than live in the homes of the wicked.