Ezra 2:58

All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

Cross-reference

Ezra 7:7 Related theme

Ezra 7:7 also mentions the Nethinim among those returning, confirming their continued role as temple servants.

Ezra 8:17 Related theme

In Ezra 8:17, temple servants are again mentioned in a later context, showing continuity of the same group.

Joshua 9:23 Historical context

Joshua 9:23 curses Gibeonites to be bondmen for the house of God, directly linking to the Nethinim temple service.

Joshua 9:27 Historical context

Joshua 9:27 makes Gibeonites hewers of wood for the altar, foreshadowing the Nethinim's role in temple service.

1 Chronicles 9:2 lists the Nethinim among the first post-exilic inhabitants, paralleling this census of temple servants.

Nehemiah 3:26 Historical context

Nehemiah 3:26 mentions Nethinim living in Ophel, showing their continued presence and role in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 7:60 gives the identical total of 392 for the Nethinim and Solomon's servants, confirming the census figure.

Joshua 9:21 Historical context

Joshua 9:21 assigns Gibeonites as hewers of wood and drawers of water, the traditional origin of the Nethinim mentioned here.

1 Kings 9:21 Historical context

1 Kings 9:21 describes forced labor of Canaanites, who became Solomon's servants—ancestors of the group counted here.