Neemia 12:2

2 Esdra, Amaria, Malluc,

Neemia 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 2-7. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush
Whose names are among the sealers of the covenant, ( Nehemiah 10:3 Nehemiah 10:4 ) . Malluch is afterwards called Melicu, ( Nehemiah 12:14 ) ,

Shechaniah,
called Shebaniah, ( Nehemiah 12:14 ) and so in ( Nehemiah 10:4 )

Rehum,
who, by transposition of letters, is Harim, ( Nehemiah 12:15 ) , and so in ( Nehemiah 10:5 ) .

Meremoth,
called Meraioth, ( Nehemiah 12:15 ) ,

Iddo, Ginnetho,
read Ginnethon, ( Nehemiah 12:16 ) so in ( Nehemiah 10:6 ) .

Abijah;
there was a course of a priest of this name, of which Zechariah the father of John the Baptist was, ( Luke 1:5 ) .

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah;
the first two are called Miniamin and Moadiah, ( Nehemiah 12:17 ) .

Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu;
called Sallai, ( Nehemiah 12:20 ) .

Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah these were the chief of the priests, and of
their brethren, in the days of Jeshua;
heads of courses; or, however, priests of the greatest note in the times of Jeshua the high priest.

Neemia 12:2 In-Context

1 OR questi sono i sacerdoti e i Leviti, che salirono con Zorobabel, figliuolo di Sealtiel, e con Iesua: Seraia, Geremia,

2 Esdra, Amaria, Malluc,

3 Hattus, Secania, Rehum,

4 Meremot, Iddo, Ghinnetoi,

5 Abia, Miamin, Maadia,