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Nehemiah 12:22

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The Levites, in the days of Eliashib,.... The third priest of the second temple: Joiada; he was the son of Eliashib, and the fourth high priest: and Johanan; the same with Jonathan, Ne 12:11 and whom Josephus (o) also calls Joannes: and Jaddua; the same as in Ne 12:10 in the days of each of these were recorded chief of the fathers; the principal...

Nehemiah 12:23

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The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles,.... Some think this refers to 1 Chronicles 9:14, c. until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib from whence Dr. Lightfoot (p) concludes, that the Chronicles were written by Ezra in the times of this Johanan. (p) Works, vol. 1. p. 146.

Nehemiah 12:24

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And the chief of the Levites,.... Here the thread of the history of Nehemiah, interrupted by the insertion of the two preceding verses, is carried from the priests to the Levites in the times of the third high priest: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel; these were singers, since it follows: with their brethren over against them,...

Nehemiah 12:25

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Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters,.... At the gates of the temple, see 1 Chronicles 9:15, keeping the ward, at the thresholds of the gates; of the temple, where they stood and watched; or "at the collection of the gates", meaning either where the people were gathered together, or where money gathered was...

Nehemiah 12:26

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These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,.... Who was high priest in Babylon, and whose grandson was now high priest in the time referred to: and in the days of Nehemiah the governor; the writer of this book: and of Ezra the priest, the scribe; who was contemporary with him.

Nehemiah 12:27

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And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem,.... In which many priests and Levites assisted, and seems to be the reason of the above account of them; the dedication of the wall takes in the whole city, gates, and houses, Ne 12:30, and if a new house was to be dedicated, much more a new city, and especially the holy city, in which stood the...

Nehemiah 12:28

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And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together,.... Such of the Levites that were singers, and their sons that were trained up as such: both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem the plain of Jordan by Jericho, and the plain of Saron and Lydda: and from the villages of Netophathi: see 1 Chronicles 9:16, here they dwelt, when not...

Nehemiah 12:29

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Also from the house of Gilgal,.... Which likewise was in a champaign country in the plains of Jericho, Deuteronomy 11:30, and out of the fields of Geba; which was a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 21:17 and Azmaveth; the same with Bethazmaveth, Ne 7:28 where it follows Anathoth and Netophah, as it does in Ezra 2:24, and was very...

Nehemiah 12:31

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Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall,.... Which was so broad as to walk upon it, and there was a procession of the princes on it at its dedication, and here is described the manner of it; the princes of Benjamin must be included here: and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks; he divided the people who were met...

Nehemiah 12:33

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And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam. Not Ezra the priest and the scribe, for he has another place assigned him in this procession, Ne 12:36, but this seems to be one of the princes.

Nehemiah 12:35

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And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets,.... To blow with on this occasion; for these the priests sounded: namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph; not the Levite, but a priest of this name.

Nehemiah 12:36

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And his brethren,.... The brethren of Zechariah, the priest's son, and such are those that follow: Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; which were invented by him, and ordered by him to be used in religious service, under the divine direction: and Ezra...

Nehemiah 12:37

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And at the fountain gate, which was over against them,.... Of which see Ne 2:14 and which was to the south of the dung gate: they went up; that is, one of the two companies, that which took to the right on the wall, Ne 12:31 with which these words are to be connected: by the stairs of the city of David; which went up to the city of Zion, built on...

Nehemiah 12:38

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And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them,.... On the left hand, on the northern part of the wall: and I after them; Nehemiah, he brought up the rear of his company, as Ezra led the van of his: and the half of the people upon the wall; the chief of them, for all could not walk upon it: from beyond the tower of the...

Nehemiah 12:39

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And from above the gate of Ephraim,.... The gate which led to the tribe of Ephraim, where that tribe formerly dwelt, see Ne 8:16 and above the old gate; of which mention is made, Ne 3:6 and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate; of all which see Ne 3:1, and they stood still in the prison...

Nehemiah 12:40

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So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God,.... Having made their procession on the wall in different ways, they met in the temple, that is, in the great court of it, for no other would hold them: and I, and the half of the rulers with me; Nehemiah, and the other half with Hoshaiah, Ne 12:32.

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