the descendants of Adonikam, 667;
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.
- KJV The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
- NKJV the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven;
- NASB the sons of Adonikam, 667;
- NLT The family of Adonikam 667
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Quick answer
The family of Adonikam returned, numbering 667. The list honors each clan that answered the call to rebuild.
Overview
Nehemiah preserves the original return register to verify who rightly belonged to the covenant community. Recording Adonikam's house affirms that God's promises to restore Israel reached real, named families. Such faithful remembrance of a remnant points forward to the gathering of God's people that finds its fulfillment in the church (Ephesians 2:13).
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- Ezra 2:13the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
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