Nehemiah 11:30
What does Nehemiah 11:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 11:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 11:30 means
Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, along with Lachish and its fields and Azekah and its towns, complete the Judean list, followed by a summary: they encamped from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom. This phrase marks a broad span—from the southernmost reaches to the valley near Jerusalem—signifying a land comprehensively reoccupied. “Encamped” hints at both settlement and vigilance, appropriate for a community rebuilding amid potential threats. The statement assures readers that Judah’s territory, south to center, is alive again with God’s people, supporting Jerusalem as the national and spiritual capital.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer–sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its small towns; and they encamp from Beer-Sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Zanoa, Odollam, and in their villages, at Lachis and its dependencies, and at Azeca and the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Bersabee unto the valley of Ennom.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Zanoah, Adullam, and their hamlets, in Lachish and its fields, in Azekah and its dependent villages: and they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
Context
Verse 30 concludes the Judean settlements with additional towns and a sweeping summary of territorial extent. This wraps up Judah’s portion of the repopulation narrative. The next section (vv. 31–35) will shift to Benjamin’s towns, moving north and northeast of Jerusalem. The overall flow is geographic and tribal, ensuring both Judah and Benjamin are represented. The final verse (v. 36) will add a note about Levite courses connected to Benjamin, tying priestly service to the broader territorial arrangement.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 3:13
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
- Joshua 10:3
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 12:15
the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
- Micah 1:15
I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
- Jeremiah 19:2
and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee;
- Joshua 15:8
and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward;
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