KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The descendants of Ater (from Hezekiah's family line), ninety-eight people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that ninety-eight people from Ater's family returned from exile to help rebuild Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish families who returned from Babylonian exile to rebuild Jerusalem and its walls around 445 BC. These lists were crucial for establishing citizenship, property rights, and organizing the massive reconstruction project. Ater was likely a family patriarch, and the reference to Hezekiah may indicate their lineage traced back to King Hezekiah's time.
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