The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

NEHEMIAH 7:18KJV
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Nehemiah 7:18 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 7:18 mean?

Nehemiah 7:18 records that 667 descendants of Adonikam returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. This verse is part of a census listing the families and the number of people from each who came back to help rebuild the city.

This list is being compiled by Nehemiah, who was overseeing the restoration of Jerusalem’s walls and community. The verse simply counts the members of the family of Adonikam, showing their participation in the return. The census highlights the careful organization and the significance of each family’s contribution to the rebuilding effort.

Where else these words appear

“Adonikam” Hebrew H140 · used in 3 verses

  • Ezra 2:13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
  • Ezra 8:13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

“threescore” Hebrew H8346 · used in 56 verses

  • Genesis 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
  • Numbers 31:34 And threescore and one thousand asses,
  • 2 Chronicles 11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines:(for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)