Neh 12:16 | KingComments | STEP | Mentioned here are the sons of those already mentioned in . The twenty fathers in those verses are mentioned here again, now with one son each as the next head of the family. These are the later days, the days of Joiakim, the son and successor of Jeshua ( ). Here we see the favor of God for His people. God ensures that there will always be a priestly lineage.

‏ Nehemiah 12:16

Priestly Families

Mentioned here are the sons of those already mentioned in Neh 12:1-7. The twenty fathers in those verses are mentioned here again, now with one son each as the next head of the family. These are the later days, the days of Joiakim, the son and successor of Jeshua (Neh 12:10). Here we see the favor of God for His people. God ensures that there will always be a priestly lineage.