Translations
Modern
Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
Traditional
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
Literal
…and Shabbethai and Jozabad were over the outside work for the house of God, from the heads of the Levites;
Latin
…et Sabathai et Jozabed, super omnia opera quæ erant forinsecus in domo Dei, a principibus Levitarum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
Notes
Outside the temple, the work likely involved collecting tithes from people and managing them in storehouses (Nehemiah 10:37–39; see also 1 Chronicles 26:29).
The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Jozabad: A Levite leader in charge of outside work Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Shabbethai: Levite in charge of external affairs in Jerusalem
Glossary
Topics
Jozabad: Three Levites Levites were Judges Shabbethai: A Chief Levite, an Attendant of the Temple Shemaiah: A Merarite in Charge of the Business of the Temple During the Time of Nehemiah