Neemia 12:8

8 E i Leviti erano Iesua, Binnui, Cadmiel, Serebia, Giuda, e Mattania; il quale, co’ suoi fratelli, avea la cura di cantar le laudi.

Neemia 12:8 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:8

Moreover the Levites
Who lived in the same times: were

Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah;
most of these are made mention of in ( Nehemiah 8:7 ) ( Nehemiah 10:9 Nehemiah 10:10 ) ( Nehemiah 11:15 Nehemiah 11:17 ) , the last of them is said to be

over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren;
he was the precentor, or had the directing and conducting of the songs of the temple, particularly the thanksgiving song at the daily sacrifices; Jarchi takes the word here used to be the name of a musical instrument.

Neemia 12:8 In-Context

6 Bilga, Semaaia, Ioiarib,

7 Iedaia, Sallu, Amoc, Hilchia, Iedaia. Questi erano i capi de’ sacerdoti, co’ lor fratelli, al tempo di Iesua.

8 E i Leviti erano Iesua, Binnui, Cadmiel, Serebia, Giuda, e Mattania; il quale, co’ suoi fratelli, avea la cura di cantar le laudi.

9 E Bacbuchia, ed Unni, lor fratelli, erano contraposti a loro nelle mute del lor servigio.

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