Nehemiah 12:41 ASV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 12:40-42

The Make-up Of The Second Company (Nehemiah 12:40-42 b). Not yet having given the details of the make-up of the second company the writer now fills us in on the details. As well as the choir that led the way (‘those who gave thanks’), the second company in procession was made up of : · Nehemiah. · Half of the aristocrats of wider Judah. · Seven leading priests along with their priestly trumpets. · Eight leading Levite singers, possibly under the supervision of a ninth, Jezrahiah their... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 12:27-43

Nehemiah 12:27-John : . Dedication of the Walls of Jerusalem.— We should naturally expect this section to come after Nehemiah 6:15, where the completion of the walls is recorded; like so many others, this section has become misplaced from its original position. It is, in the main, taken from the memoirs of Nehemiah (see Nehemiah 12:31; Nehemiah 12:38; Nehemiah 12:40), though probably the compiler has left his marks upon it. Nehemiah 12:27 . they sought the Levites. . .: the Levites at this... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-47

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The list of the inhabitants of the province (chap. 11) is followed by lists of the priests and Levites (Nehemiah 12:1-26). These different lists are, in fact, all connected with the genealogical register of the Israelite population of the whole province, taken by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 7:5) for the purpose of enlarging the population of Jerusalem … Nehemiah 12:1-9 contains a list of the heads of the priests and Levites who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Joshua. The... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-47

Chapter 12In chapter 12:Now these are the priests and the Levites ( Nehemiah 12:1 )And so it gives the names of those priests and Levites that were serving at the time, and it gives their genealogy in verses Nehemiah 12:10-21. And then it tells the chief of the Levites the priests. So when we get to verse Nehemiah 12:27 of chapter 12,And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all the places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 12:1-47

Nehemiah 12:47 . They sanctified unto the levites, and the levites sanctified unto the children of Aaron. They dedicated and delivered not only the tithes, and the tithe of the tithes, as stated in Nehemiah 10:38; but whatever was designed for sacred uses in the temple. All these things were accounted holy or sanctified. read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 12:27-43

Nehemiah 12:27-43And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.The dedication of the wallIn this dedication--I. It was designed to offer thanks to God for the completion of a good work.II. It was intended to set apart the holy city for its sacred ends.III. It was desired to invoke the Divine blessing and guardianship on the city of God.IV. It is beautiful to observe how fully the domestic affections are cherished and displayed. “The wives also and the children rejoiced.” (W. Ritchie.) read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 12:41

with trumpets: Nehemiah 12:35 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 8:7 - Maaseiah Nehemiah 10:7 - Mijamin read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 12:27-43

DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM, Nehemiah 12:27-43. All the details and genealogical lists from chapter vii up to this point were, in some sense, preparatory to the dedication of the walls of the holy city. Upon the completion of the walls the Jews’ enemies were humiliated, and devised crafty measures to put Nehemiah in fear. Nehemiah 6:15-19. Thereupon Nehemiah at once proceeded to organize and consolidate the new community, and to thoroughly provide for their civil and religious... read more