Nehemiah 12:32

32 Behind them went Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah.

Nehemiah 12:32 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:32

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of
Judah.
] The other half of them, with Hoshaiah at the head of them.

Nehemiah 12:32 In-Context

30 The priests and Levites made themselves pure, and they also made the people, the gates, and the wall of Jerusalem pure.

31 I had the leaders of Judah go up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choruses to give thanks. One chorus went to the right on top of the wall, toward the Trash Gate.

32 Behind them went Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah.

33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah also went.