Nehemiah 12:26

26 These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of ¹Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.

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Nehemiah 12:26 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:26

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son
of Jozadak
Who was high priest in Babylon, and whose grandson was now high priest in the time referred to:

and in the days of Nehemiah the governor;
the writer of this book:

and of Ezra the priest, the scribe;
who was contemporary with him.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Nehemiah 12:26 In-Context

24 The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.

25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates.

26 These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.

27 Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

28 So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

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1. Nehemiah 8:9

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