And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.

NEHEMIAH 11:7KJV
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Nehemiah 11:7 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 11:7 mean?

Nehemiah 11:7 identifies Sallu as a member of the people of Benjamin whose family line was recorded among Jerusalem’s residents. The names give his family background, connecting him to earlier generations.

The list moves from Judah in the preceding verses to Benjamin. The repeated phrase “the son of” traces Sallu’s line backward through Meshullam and the other named ancestors to Jesaiah.

Why Nehemiah 11:7 matters

  • The verse distinguishes a family line from a list of separate residents. The repeated “the son of” links the names to Sallu rather than presenting each name as another person living in Jerusalem.
  • Benjamin is part of the larger account of Jerusalem’s population. Nehemiah 11:4 names both Judah and Benjamin among the people living in the city, and verse 7 begins the Benjaminite entries.

Where else these words appear

“Kolaiah” Hebrew H6964 · used in 2 verses

  • Jeremiah 29:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

“Ithiel” Hebrew H384 · used in 2 verses

  • Proverbs 30:1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

“Sallu” Hebrew H5543 · used in 6 verses

  • Numbers 25:14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
  • Nehemiah 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

“Pedaiah” Hebrew H6305 · used in 8 verses

  • 2 Kings 23:36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
  • 1 Chronicles 3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
  • Nehemiah 3:25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.