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Nehemiah 12:7 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 12 · verse 7
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.Nehemiah 12:7 · King James Version
Nehemiah 12:7 in context
5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- HilkiahChilqîyâhChilhijah, the name of eight IsraelitesH2518 →
- JedaiahYᵉdaʻyâhJedajah, the name of two IsraelitesH3048 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- SalluÇallûwSallu or Sallai, the name of two IsraelitesH5543 →
- chiefrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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We have here the names, and little more than the names, of a great many priests and Levites, that were eminent in their day among the returned Jews.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-26