KJV ORIGINAL
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And their relatives, counted by their family lines, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their father's households.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording that 956 men served as family leaders among the people who returned to Jerusalem after exile.
📚 Historical Context
This passage is part of the genealogical records of those who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (around 538 BC). The chronicler was documenting which families and their leaders came back to resettle the holy city and reestablish proper worship. These family heads would have been responsible for organizing their households and maintaining their tribal inheritance.
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