Neh 12:1-7 | Clarke | STEP | Account of the priests and Levites that come up with Zerubbabel, . Of the Levites, . The Levites in the days of Eliashib, . Of the dedication of the wall, and its ceremonies, vv. 27-43. Different officers appointed, . Verse 1 Now these are the priests - Not the whole, but the chief of them, as we are informed, , , , and . The Septuagint omit , except the word Shechaniah; as also , , , , , , , , and . The Arabic omits the first twenty-six verses, and . Mention is made of Ezra in this verse; and he is generally allowed to be that Ezra whose book the reader has already passed over, and who came to Jerusalem in the time of Cyrus, with Zerubbabel. If this were the same, he must have been at this time upward of a hundred years of age: and this case is not improbable, as an especial providence might preserve such a very useful man beyond the ordinary age of men. See what has been said on the case of Nehemiah, (note).

Nehemiah 12:1-7

Introduction

Account of the priests and Levites that come up with Zerubbabel, Neh 12:1-7. Of the Levites, Neh 12:8-21. The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Neh 12:22-26. Of the dedication of the wall, and its ceremonies, vv. 27-43. Different officers appointed, Neh 12:44-47.

Verse 1

Now these are the priests - Not the whole, but the chief of them, as we are informed, Neh 12:7, Neh 12:22, Neh 12:23, and Neh 12:24. The Septuagint omit Neh 12:3, except the word Shechaniah; as also Neh 12:4, Neh 12:5,Neh 12:6, Neh 12:9,Neh 12:37, Neh 12:38, Neh 12:39, Neh 12:40, and Neh 12:41. The Arabic omits the first twenty-six verses, and Neh 12:29. Mention is made of Ezra in this verse; and he is generally allowed to be that Ezra whose book the reader has already passed over, and who came to Jerusalem in the time of Cyrus, with Zerubbabel. If this were the same, he must have been at this time upward of a hundred years of age: and this case is not improbable, as an especial providence might preserve such a very useful man beyond the ordinary age of men. See what has been said on the case of Nehemiah, Neh 1:1 (note). Verse 7

The chief of the priests - They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, 1Chr 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.