Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

NEHEMIAH 10:17KJV
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Nehemiah 10:17 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 10:17 mean?

Nehemiah 10:17 lists the names Ater, Hizkijah, and Azzur as part of a group of people who are making a public commitment. These names are included among those who sealed the covenant to follow God's law during the time of Nehemiah.

This verse is part of a longer list in Nehemiah 10 where leaders, Levites, and other important figures are named as signers of a renewed agreement with God after the return from exile. The listing of these individuals shows the seriousness and communal nature of the covenant, highlighting that specific people stood up to be counted in this important moment for the Jewish community.

Where else these words appear

“Azzur” Hebrew H5809 · used in 3 verses

  • Jeremiah 28:1 And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
  • Ezekiel 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

“Ater” Hebrew H333 · used in 5 verses

  • Ezra 2:16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
  • Ezra 2:42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
  • Nehemiah 7:21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

“Hizkijah” Hebrew H2396 · used in 78 verses

  • 2 Kings 16:20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
  • 2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
  • Isaiah 36:16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;