Nehemiah 11:13

Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men;

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KJV

And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

ASV

and his brethren, chiefs of fathers’ houses, two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

YLT

and his brethren, heads of fathers, two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai son of Azareel, son of Ahazai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

DBT

and his brethren, chief fathers, two hundred and forty-two; and Amassai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

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And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two,.... That is, the brethren or relations of Adaiah: and Amashai; called Maasiai, 1Ch 9:12, whose lineage is traced here through Azareel, Ahasai, Meshillemoth, to Immer.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Nehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
Date: Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC