Nehemiah 12:2

2 Amari'ah, Malluch, Hattush,

Nehemiah 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.

Nehemiah 12:2 In-Context

1 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jeshua: Serai'ah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amari'ah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shecani'ah, Rehum, Mer'emoth,
4 Iddo, Gin'nethoi, Abi'jah,
5 Mi'jamin, Ma-adi'ah, Bilgah,
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