Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 12:2-13
2Amariah, Malluch,1 Hattush, 3Shecaniah, Rehum,2 Meremoth, 4Iddo, Ginnethon,3 Abijah, 5Mijamin,4 Maadiah,5 Bilgah,6 6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving. 9Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada, 11Joiada was the father of Jonathan,7 and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families:
of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
Notes
- 1. Nehemiah 12:2 Malluch is a variant of Malluchi; see verse 14. ↩
- 2. Nehemiah 12:3 Rehum is a variant of Harim; see verse 15, Nehemiah 7:42, and Ezra 2:39. ↩
- 3. Nehemiah 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most MT manuscripts Ginnethoi ↩
- 4. Nehemiah 12:5 Mijamin is a variant of Miniamin; see verse 17. ↩
- 5. Nehemiah 12:5 Maadiah is a variant of Moadiah; see verse 17. ↩
- 6. Nehemiah 12:5 Bilgah is a variant of Bilgai; also in verse 18; see Nehemiah 10:8. ↩
- 7. Nehemiah 12:11 Jonathan is a variant of Johanan; see verse 22. ↩
Commentaries on Nehemiah 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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