
Text -- Nehemiah 12:12 (NET)




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Wesley -> Neh 12:12
Wesley: Neh 12:12 - -- As their fathers were priests in the days of Joshua, so in the days of Joiakim the son of Joshua, the sons of those persons executed the priesthood in...
As their fathers were priests in the days of Joshua, so in the days of Joiakim the son of Joshua, the sons of those persons executed the priesthood in their father's steads, some of their fathers probably being yet living, and many of them dead.
JFB -> Neh 12:12
JFB: Neh 12:12 - -- As there had been priests in the days of Jeshua, so in the time of Joiakim, the son and successor of Jeshua, the sons of those persons filled the prie...
As there had been priests in the days of Jeshua, so in the time of Joiakim, the son and successor of Jeshua, the sons of those persons filled the priestly office in the place of their fathers, some of whom were still alive, though many were dead.
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Poole -> Neh 12:12
Poole: Neh 12:12 - -- As their fathers were priests in the days of Joshua, so in the days of Joiakim, the son of Joshua, the sons of those persons executed the priesthood...
As their fathers were priests in the days of Joshua, so in the days of Joiakim, the son of Joshua, the sons of those persons executed the priesthood in their fathers’ steads, some of their fathers probably being yet living, and many of them now dead.
Haydock -> Neh 12:12
Haydock: Neh 12:12 - -- Saraia had given his name to one of the principal families, at the head of which was Maraia, at this time. The Latin manuscripts, Septuagint, and ...
Saraia had given his name to one of the principal families, at the head of which was Maraia, at this time. The Latin manuscripts, Septuagint, and Syriac style him Amaria.
Gill -> Neh 12:12-21
Gill: Neh 12:12-21 - -- And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers,.... This was the son and successor of Jeshua, or Joshua, the first high priest of t...
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers,.... This was the son and successor of Jeshua, or Joshua, the first high priest of the second temple; the principal men of the priesthood in his time were as follow, and who were the sons, or however the descendants of the priests in the time of his father before mentioned: these were Meraiah, Hananiah, Meshullam, Jehohanan, Jonathan, Joseph, Adna, Helkai, Zechariah, (the prophet of that name,) Meshullam, Zichri, Piltai, Shammua, Jehonathan, Mattenai, Uzzi, Kallai, Eber, Hashabiah, Nethaneel; in all twenty, whereas there are twenty two named, as in his father's days, there being no sons or descendants from two of them, namely, Hattush and Miamin.

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TSK Synopsis -> Neh 12:1-47
TSK Synopsis: Neh 12:1-47 - --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 dedicat...
MHCC -> Neh 12:1-26
MHCC: Neh 12:1-26 - --It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecesso...
Matthew Henry -> Neh 12:1-26
Matthew Henry: Neh 12:1-26 - -- We have here the names, and little more than the names, of a great many priests and Levites, that were eminent in their day among the returned Jews....
Keil-Delitzsch -> Neh 12:12-21
Keil-Delitzsch: Neh 12:12-21 - --
Neh 12:12-21 contains the list of the priestly houses and their heads, whichhas been already explained in conjunction with that in Neh 12:1-7. Neh ...
Constable: Neh 7:73--13:31 - --II. THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS chs. 8--13
One writer viewed chapters 8-13 (really 7:73-13:37) as the third part...

Constable: Neh 11:1--12:27 - --B. The Residents of the Land 11:1-12:26
When the exiles returned to the Promised Land, living in Jerusal...
