Nehemiah 12:1

1 The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel.

10 The succession of high priests.

22 Certain chief Levites.

27 The solemnity of the dedication of the walls.

44 The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple.

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.

7:7; Ezr 2:1,2

Zerubbabel.

1Ch 3:17-19; Ezr 3:8; 4:2; 5:2; Hag 1:1,12,14; 2:2,21-23

Zec 4:6-10; Mt 1:12,13

Zorobabel. Salathiel. Jeshua.

10; Zec 3:1-9; 6:11

Joshua. Seraiah.

12-21; 10:2-8; Ezr 2:2

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu.The variation of [Callûw ,] Sallu, and [Callay ,] Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of [Vâv,] {wav} and [Yôwd,] {yood.}

20

Sallai. the chief."The chief of the priests" seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David.

1Ch 24:18

of Jeshua.

1; Ezr 3:2; Hag 1:1; Zec 3:1

Nehemiah 12:10

Jeshua.

26; 1Ch 6:3-15

Eliashib.

3:1; 13:4,7,28

Ezekiel 1:11

and their.

10:16,19

stretched upward. or, divided above. and two.

23; Isa 6:2
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