Nehemiah 11:4

4 [Members of the tribe of Judah:] Athaiah, the son of Uzziah and grandson of Zechariah. His other ancestors included Amariah, Shephatiah, and Mahalalel, descendants of Judah's son Perez.

Nehemiah 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:4

And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of
the children of Benjamin
It belonging partly to one tribe and partly to the other, and so inhabited by both, as it originally was, ( Joshua 15:63 ) ( 18:28 )

of the children of Judah; Athaiah;
called Uthai, ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) whose lineage is traced through Uzziah, Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalaleel,

of the children of Perez;
a son of Judah, see ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) .

Nehemiah 11:4 In-Context

2 The people praised anyone else who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3 In the other towns and cities the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in their own towns. The following is the list of the leading citizens of the province of Judah who lived in Jerusalem:

4 [Members of the tribe of Judah:] Athaiah, the son of Uzziah and grandson of Zechariah. His other ancestors included Amariah, Shephatiah, and Mahalalel, descendants of Judah's son Perez.

5 Maaseiah, the son of Baruch and grandson of Colhozeh. His other ancestors included Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, and Zechariah, descendants of Judah's son Shelah.

6 Of the descendants of Perez, 468 outstanding soldiers lived in Jerusalem.