Neh 7:39-60 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Neh 7:39-60: 7:39-60 Nehemiah wanted to be sure that only legitimate priests and Levites served in God’s Temple.

a7:39-60►

cEzra 2:55-58►

dJosh 9:23-27►

e1 Chr 9:35-44►

fNum 31:30-47►

‏ Nehemiah 7:39-60

Summary for Neh 7:39-60: 7:39-60 ^a Nehemiah wanted to be sure that only legitimate priests and Levites served in God’s Temple.
7:60 ^b The descendants of Solomon’s servants apparently assisted the Levites by carrying wood or sweeping the floor (cp. Ezra 2:55-58 ^c). They might have been Gibeonites (Josh 9:23-27 ^d; 1 Chr 9:35-44 ^e) or war captives (Num 31:30-47 ^f).