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‏ Nehemiah 12:1-26

We have in this chapter a record of little more than the names of a great many priests and Levites, that were eminent in their day among the returned Jews. It is good to know what our godly ancestors and predecessors were, that we may learn thereby what we should be.

the priests Neh 7:7; Ezra 2:1-2

Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:17-19; Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:2, Ezra 5:2; Hag 1:1, Hag 1:12, Hag 1:14, Hag 2:2, Hag 2:21-23; Zech 4:6-10; Matt 1:12-13, Zorobabel, Salathiel

Jeshua Neh 12:10; Zech 3:1-9, Zech 6:11, Joshua

Seraiah Neh 12:12-21, Neh 10:2-8; Ezra 2:2

Malluch Neh 12:14, Melicu

Shechaniah Neh 12:14, Shebaniah

Rehum Neh 12:15, Harim

Meremoth Neh 12:15, Meraioth

Ginnetho Instead of Ginnetho, many manuscripts, and Vulgate have Ginnethon. Neh 12:16, Ginnethon

Abijah Luke 1:5, Abia

Miamin Neh 12:17, Miniamin

Maadiah The variation between Moadiah, ξεςγιδ H4153, and Maadiah, ξςγιδ H4573, merely arises from the elision of ε, wav; the LXX, however, in Neh 12:17, have Μααδαι. Neh 12:17, Moadiah

Joiarib Neh 11:10; 1Chr 9:10, Jehoiarib

Sallu The variation of ρμε H5543, Sallu, and ρμι H5543, Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of ε, wav and ι, yood. Neh 12:20, Sallai

the chief "The chief of the priests" seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David. 1Chr 24:18

of Jeshua Neh 12:1; Ezra 3:2; Hag 1:1; Zech 3:1

Jeshua Neh 7:48, Neh 9:4, Neh 10:9-13

Mattaniah Neh 11:17, Neh 11:22

the thanksgiving that is, The psalms of thanksgiving, Neh 12:24; 1Chr 9:33

over against Ps 134:1-3

Jeshua Neh 12:26; 1Chr 6:3-15

Eliashib Neh 3:1, Neh 13:4, Neh 13:7, Neh 13:28

Jonathan Jaddua is supposed to be Jaddus the high priest, who went in his pontifical robes to meet Alexander the Great, when advancing to destroy Jerusalem; who was so struck with his appearance, that he forbore all hostilities, and granted many privileges to the Jews. According to Eusebius, he was high priest from am 3665 to 3982. Neh 12:11

the chief Neh 12:22; 1Chr 9:33-34, 1Chr 15:12, 1Chr 24:6-31

Seraiah Neh 12:1

Melicu Neh 12:2, Malluch.

Shebaniah Two manuscripts, and Vulgate in Neh 12:3, have Shebaniah; and here many manuscripts have Shechaniah. Neh 12:3, Shechaniah

Harim Neh 12:3, Rehum

Meraioth Neh 12:3, Meremoth

Iddo Neh 12:4

Ginnethon Neh 12:4, Ginnetho

Miniamin The LXX, and Vulgate have here Μιαμιν, Miamin. Neh 12:5, Miamin

Moadiah Neh 12:5, Maadiah

Shemaiah Neh 12:6

Sallai Neh 12:7, Sallu