The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
The verse stands within the list and numbering in Nehemiah 7 of the Jews who returned from the captivity, among the records of names of those who came back. That numbering was given again after the wall was finished in fifty-two days, when proper officers and watches were appointed and even their enemies perceived that the work was wrought of God. This setting belongs to B.C. 444. It is not presented as a promise.
The verse stands within the list and numbering in Nehemiah 7 of the Jews who returned from the captivity, among the records of names of those who came back. That numbering was given again after the wall was finished in fifty-two days, when proper officers and watches were appointed and even their enemies perceived that the work was wrought of God. This setting belongs to B.C. 444. It is not presented as a promise.