6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

Other Translations of Nehemiah 11:6

New International Version

6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.

English Standard Version

6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.

The Message

6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem numbered 468 valiant men.

New King James Version

6 All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

New Living Translation

6 There were 468 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem-all outstanding men.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 11:6

Chapter Contents

The distribution of the people.

In all ages, men have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the professors of religion too commonly seek their own, and not the things of Christ. Few have had such attachment to holy things and holy places, as to renounce pleasure for their sake. Yet surely, our souls should delight to dwell where holy persons and opportunities of spiritual improvement most abound. If we have not this love to the city of our God, and to every thing that assists our communion with the Saviour, how shall we be willing to depart hence; to be absent from the body, that we may be present with the Lord? To the carnal-minded, the perfect holiness of the New Jerusalem would be still harder to bear than the holiness of God's church on earth. Let us seek first the favour of God, and his glory; let us study to be patient, contented, and useful in our several stations, and wait, with cheerful hope, for admission into the holy city of God.