Nehemiah 12:1-26

1 hii autem sacerdotes et Levitae qui ascenderunt cum Zorobabel filio Salathihel et Iosue Saraia Hieremias Ezra

2 Amaria Melluch Attus

3 Sechenia Reum Meremuth

4 Addo Genthon Abia

5 Miamin Madia Belga

6 Semaia et Ioarib Idaia Sellum Amoc Elceia

7 Idaia isti principes sacerdotum et fratres eorum in diebus Iosue

8 porro Levitae Iesua Bennui Cedmihel Sarabia Iuda Mathanias super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum

9 et Becbecia atque et Hanni fratres eorum unusquisque in officio suo

10 Hiesue autem genuit Ioachim et Ioachim genuit Eliasib et Eliasib genuit Ioiada

11 et Ioiada genuit Ionathan et Ionathan genuit Ieddoa

12 in diebus autem Ioachim erant sacerdotes principes familiarum Saraiae Amaria Hieremiae Anania

13 Ezrae Mosollam Amariae Iohanan

14 Milico Ionathan Sebeniae Ioseph

15 Arem Edna Maraioth Elci

16 Addaiae Zaccharia Genthon Mosollam

17 Abiae Zecheri Miamin et Moadiae Felti

18 Belgae Sammua Semaiae Ionathan

19 Ioiarib Matthanai Iadaiae Azzi

20 Sellaiae Celai Amoc Eber

21 Elciae Asebia Idaiae Nathanahel

22 Levitae in diebus Eliasib et Ioiada et Ionan et Ieddoa scripti principes familiarum et sacerdotes in regno Darii Persae

23 filii Levi principes familiarum scripti in libro verborum dierum et usque ad dies Ionathan filii Eliasib

24 et principes Levitarum Asebia Serebia et Iesue filius Cedmihel et fratres eorum per vices suas ut laudarent et confiterentur iuxta praeceptum David viri Dei et observarent aeque per ordinem

25 Matthania et Becbecia Obedia Mosollam Thelmon Accub custodes portarum et vestibulorum ante portas

26 hii in diebus Ioachim filii Iesue filii Iosedech et in diebus Neemiae ducis et Ezrae sacerdotis scribaeque

Nehemiah 12:1-26 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.