Nehemiah 12:26

26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, ^[a] and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

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.

Nehemiah 12:26 In-Context

24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

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

27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

28 The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

Footnotes

• [a]. Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; see 1 Chronicles 6:14.