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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Nehemiah 12 This chapter gives an account of the chief of the priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Joiakim, Eliashib, and Nehemiah, Ne 12:1, of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the joy expressed on that occasion, Ne 12:27, and of the appointment of some persons over the treasuries for the priests, Levites, singers, and porters, Ne 12:44.

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua,.... Who went up from the captivity in Babylon to Jerusalem with them; the one was the prince, the other the high priest, the same with Joshua the high priest, Zechariah 3:1, the names of the priests are given in this and the six following verses: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra; not Jeremiah the...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter are preserved upon record, I. The names of the chief of the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel, ver. 1-9. II. The succession of the high priests, ver. 10, 11. III. The names of the next generation of the other chief priests, ver. 12-21. IV. The eminent Levites that were in Nehemiah's time, ver. 22-26. V. The solemnity of dedicating the wall of Jerusalem, ver....