Ahijah was from the family group of Levi. Ahijah was responsible for taking care of the valuable things in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [290]} Ahijah also was responsible for the places where the holy things were kept.
Nehemiah 11:16 - Easy To Read Version Shabbethai and Jozabad (These two men were leaders of the Levites. They were in charge of the outside work of God’s temple), Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God; American Standard Version (1901) and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God; Common English Bible as well as Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were some of the leaders of the Levites in charge of the outside work on God’s house; Catholic Public Domain Version and Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were over all the works which were exterior to the house of God, from among the leaders of the Levites. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Sabathai and Jozabed, who were over all the outward business of the house of God, of the princes of the Levites, |
Ahijah was from the family group of Levi. Ahijah was responsible for taking care of the valuable things in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [290]} Ahijah also was responsible for the places where the holy things were kept.
Kenaniah was from the Izhar family. Kenaniah and his sons had work outside the temple. They worked as policemen and judges in different places in Israel.
Only a few men were against this plan. They were Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah. Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite also were against that plan.
On the fourth day, we went to the temple and weighed the silver, gold, and special things. We gave those things to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with Meremoth. And the Levites, Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, were with them also.
These are the Levites that moved into Jerusalem: Shemaiah son of Hasshub (Hasshub was the son of Azrikam, who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Bunni),
Mattaniah (Mattaniah was the son of Mica, who was the son of Zabdi, who was the son of Asaph, who was the choir director. Asaph led the people in singing songs of praise and prayer), Bakbukiah (Bakbukiah was the second in charge over his brothers), and Abda son of Shammua, (Shammua was the son of Galal, who was the son of Jeduthun).
These men from the family group of Levi taught the people about the Law as they were all standing there. Those Levites were: Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah.