Nehemiah 11:16

And Shabbethai - This verse, with Nehemiah 11:20 , Nehemiah 11:21 , Nehemiah 11:28 , Nehemiah 11:29 , Nehemiah 11:32 , Nehemiah 11:33 , Nehemiah 11:34 , and Nehemiah 11:35 , are all wanting in the Septuagint and the whole chapter is wanting in the Arabic, the translator not being concerned in Jewish genealogies.

The outward business - Calmet supposes that he provided the victuals for the priests, victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple.