Nehemiah 12:1-16

1 hii autem sacerdotes et Levitae qui ascenderunt cum Zorobabel filio Salathihel et Iosue Saraia Hieremias Ezra

2 Amaria Melluch Attus

3 Sechenia Reum Meremuth

4 Addo Genthon Abia

5 Miamin Madia Belga

6 Semaia et Ioarib Idaia Sellum Amoc Elceia

7 Idaia isti principes sacerdotum et fratres eorum in diebus Iosue

8 porro Levitae Iesua Bennui Cedmihel Sarabia Iuda Mathanias super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum

9 et Becbecia atque et Hanni fratres eorum unusquisque in officio suo

10 Hiesue autem genuit Ioachim et Ioachim genuit Eliasib et Eliasib genuit Ioiada

11 et Ioiada genuit Ionathan et Ionathan genuit Ieddoa

12 in diebus autem Ioachim erant sacerdotes principes familiarum Saraiae Amaria Hieremiae Anania

13 Ezrae Mosollam Amariae Iohanan

14 Milico Ionathan Sebeniae Ioseph

15 Arem Edna Maraioth Elci

16 Addaiae Zaccharia Genthon Mosollam

Nehemiah 12:1-16 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.