Nehemiah 7:2

I then put in charge over Jerusalem ¹  my brother Hanani and Hananiah ²  the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

Ge 42:18; Ex 18:21; Nu 12:7; 2Sa 23:3; 1Ki 18:3,12; Ne 1:2; Ne 2:8; Ne 5:15; Ne 10:23; Job 1:1; Ps 101:6; Isa 33:5,6; Da 6:4; Mt 24:45; Mt 25:21; Lu 16:10-12; 1Co 4:2; 2Ti 2:2

¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

² tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.