John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:13
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two ,.... That is, the brethren or relations of Adaiah: and Amashai ; called Maasiai, 1 Chronicles 9:12 , whose lineage is traced here through Azareel, Ahasai, Meshillemoth, to Immer. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-19
Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh. 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put his name there; upon this account, one would think, the holy seed should all have chosen to dwell there and have striven for a habitation there; but, on the contrary, it seems they declined dwelling there, 1. Because a greater strictness of conversation was expected from the inhabitants of Jerusalem than from others, which they were not willing to come up to. Those who... read more