Neemia 12:12

12 Ed al tempo di Ioiachim, i sacerdoti, capi delle famiglie paterne, erano questi: per Seraia, Meraia; per Geremia, Hanania;

Neemia 12:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 12-21. And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief
of the fathers
This was the son and successor of Jeshua, or Joshua, the first high priest of the second temple; the principal men of the priesthood in his time were as follow, and who were the sons, or however the descendants of the priests in the time of his father before mentioned: these were Meraiah, Hananiah, Meshullam, Jehohanan, Jonathan, Joseph, Adna, Helkai, Zechariah, (the prophet of that name,) Meshullam, Zichri, Piltai, Shammua, Jehonathan, Mattenai, Uzzi, Kallai, Eber, Hashabiah, Nethaneel; in all twenty, whereas there are twenty two named, as in his father's days, there being no sons or descendants from two of them, namely, Hattush and Miamin.

Neemia 12:12 In-Context

10 Or Iesua generò Ioiachim, e Ioiachim generò Eliasib, ed Eliasib generò Ioiada,

11 e Ioiada generò Gionatan, e Gionatan generò Iaddua.

12 Ed al tempo di Ioiachim, i sacerdoti, capi delle famiglie paterne, erano questi: per Seraia, Meraia; per Geremia, Hanania;

13 per Esdra, Mesullam; per Amaria, Iohanan;

14 per Melicu, Gionatan; per Sebania, Giuseppe;