Nehemiah 7:66
66 The whole company numbered 42,360,
Other Translations of Nehemiah 7:66
King James Version
66 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
English Standard Version
66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
The Message
66 The total count for the congregation was 42,360.
New King James Version
66 Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
New Living Translation
66 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:66
Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
(Read Nehemiah 7:5-73)
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!