Nehemiah 12:12-22

12 In the days of Yoiakim were Kohanim, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Serayah, Merayah; of Yirmeyahu, Hananyah;

13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amaryah, Yehochanan;

14 of Malluchi, Yonatan; of Shevanyah, Yosef;

15 of Harim, `Adna; of Merayot, Helkai;

16 of `Iddo, Zekharyah; of Ginneton, Meshullam;

17 of Aviyah, Zikhri; of Minyamin, of Mo`adyah, Piltai;

18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemayah, Yehonatan;

19 and of Yoiariv, Mattenai; of Yedayah, `Uzzi;

20 of Sallai, Kallai; of `Amok, `Ever;

21 of Hilkiyah, Hashavyah; of Yedayah, Netan'el.

22 As for the Levites, in the days of Elyashiv, Yoiada, and Yochanan, and Yaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the Kohanim, in the reign of Daryavesh the Parsian.

Nehemiah 12:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 12

This chapter gives an account of the chief of the priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Joiakim, Eliashib, and Nehemiah, Ne 12:1-26, of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the joy expressed on that occasion, Ne 12:27-43, and of the appointment of some persons over the treasuries for the priests, Levites, singers, and porters, Ne 12:44-47.