The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Parallel translations
- WEB The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
- KJV The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
- NKJV The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
- NASB The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
- NLT The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
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Quick answer
The temple servants (Nethinim) are listed by family, beginning here. These lower-order helpers also returned to serve God's house.
Overview
The Nethinim were temple servants who performed supporting labor for the Levites, likely descended from earlier conscripted groups (Josh. 9:27). Their inclusion shows that even the humblest workers were counted among God's restored people. No task in the service of God is too lowly to be recorded and honored.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 9:2Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
- Neh 7:46–56The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
- Ezra 2:58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
- Neh 10:28“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
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The return from exile and the rebuilt altar keep alive the hope of a greater restoration — the true return from our deeper exile of sin accomplished by Christ.
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