Nehemiah 12:36-37

36 and his kinsmen, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani, ¹with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.

37 At ²the Fountain Gate they went directly up ³the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above * the house of David to ⁴the Water Gate on the east.

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Nehemiah 12:36-37 Meaning and Commentary

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 12:1-26, of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the joy expressed on that occasion, Ne 12:27-43, and of the appointment of some persons over the treasuries for the priests, Levites, singers, and porters, Ne 12:44-47.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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1. Nehemiah 12:24
2. Nehemiah 2:14
3. Nehemiah 3:15
4. Nehemiah 3:26

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[a]. Lit "brothers"

Nehemiah 12:36-37

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Nehemiah 12:36-37 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 12

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