KJV ORIGINAL
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in their surrounding villages,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists some of the towns and villages where the people of Judah settled after returning from exile in Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list of towns where the Jewish people resettled after their return from Babylonian captivity around 538 BC. Nehemiah was documenting how the population was distributed throughout the rebuilt territory of Judah, including both major cities and smaller villages. Ziklag was historically significant as a town once given to David by the Philistine king, and these settlements represented the restoration of Jewish presence in their ancestral homeland.
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