Nehemiah 7:60 meaning and explanation

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

Nehemiah 7:60, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse falls within the long register Nehemiah found and copied, listing the families who returned from Babylonian exile. The temple servants, or Nethinim, were a hereditary class who assisted the Levites with the practical work of the sanctuary, and the servants of Solomon were a related group traditionally traced to the forced labor of Solomon's building projects.

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