The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Parallel translations
- WEB The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
- BSB And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
- NKJV The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
- NASB The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
- NLT The following leaders: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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Quick answer
The leaders of the people who sealed the covenant include Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, and Bani. It matters because lay leaders, not only clergy, bound themselves to obey God.
Overview
The list now names heads of the lay families, many of whom had earlier returned from exile (cf. Ezra 2). The whole community, leaders and people alike, shared in the covenant commitment. This breadth foreshadows the gospel reality that all believers, not a priestly elite alone, belong to God's covenant people in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Neh 7:11–13The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
- Neh 7:8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
- Neh 7:15The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
- Ezra 2:3–70The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
- Neh 3:11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
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