Nehemiah 12:33

33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

Nehemiah 12:33 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:33

And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam.
] Not Ezra the priest and the scribe, for he has another place assigned him in this procession, ( Nehemiah 12:36 ) , but this seems to be one of the princes.

Nehemiah 12:33 In-Context

31 Then I brought the commanders of Judah up on to the wall. I appointed two great choirs; [one went in] a procession to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate.

32 After them went Hoshaiah, half of the commanders of Judah,

33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

35 and the {priests} with trumpets; Zechariah son of Jehonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;