Nehemiah 12:33

33 including 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 I had the leaders of Judah come up on the wall, and I appointed two large choirs. One proceeded on the wall to the right toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hashaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 including Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah.
35 Some of the young priests had trumpets. Next, playing the musical instruments of David the man of God, came Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
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