Nehemiah 12:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-26

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. Why this register should be here inserted by Nehemiah does not appear, perhaps to keep in remembrance those good men, that posterity might know to whom they were beholden, under God, for the happy revival and re-establishment of their religion among them. Thus must we contribute towards the performance of that promise, Ps. 112:6; The righteous... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 12:2-7

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush ,.... Whose names are among the sealers of the covenant, Nehemiah 10:3 . Malluch is afterwards called Melicu, Nehemiah 12:14 , Shechaniah , called Shebaniah, Nehemiah 12:14 and so in Nehemiah 10:4 Rehum , who, by transposition of letters, is Harim, Nehemiah 12:15 , and so in Nehemiah 10:5 . Meremoth , called Meraioth, Nehemiah 12:15 , Iddo, Ginnetho , read Ginnethon, Nehemiah 12:16 so in Nehemiah 10:6 . Abijah ; there was a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-26

1. That of the priestly families whose seals were set to the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:2-8 ); and, 2. That of the heads of the priestly courses under the high priest Joiakim ( Nehemiah 12:12-21 ). The number of the names in each of the three lists is almost exactly the same (twenty-two or twenty-one); the names are for the most part the same; and they are given nearly in the same order. That they are the names of families appears most distinctly from the third list ( Nehemiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-26

Ministers in God's temple. These lists, once so important, are to us little more than fragmentary relics of a vanished system. They remind us how all that is external decays and passes away. They may, however, also suggest to us truths which abide and retain their worth throughout all ages. I. THE VARIETIES OF MINISTRY IN THE HOUSE OF GOD . Here, high priests, priests, Levites; chiefs and subordinates; singers and musicians; gate-keepers and guards of treasure-houses.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-47

Ministers of the Lord. Twenty-six verses of this chapter are given to the record of the names of priests and Levites. That fact itself is suggestive. It is indicative of the high place which the ministers of God held in the national estimation. We meet in these chronicles with the names of few men of comparative wealth, or rank, or soldierly ability; but the names of the ministers of religion are recorded, and are thus immortalised. Concerning these we may learn— I. THEIR RELATIVE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-47

Joy of Jerusalem. "That day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off" ( Nehemiah 12:43 ). I. THE CONSTITUENTS OF TRUE JOY . These are— 1. Thankfulness and praise in the remembrance of the past and in confident anticipation of the future. The people recounted the mercies of the Lord. Their dedication of the completed walls... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 12:2

Malluch is rolled "Melicu" below, in Nehemiah 12:14 ; but the reading of "Malluch" is confirmed by Nehemiah 10:4 . Hattush . It is curious that Hattush is omitted from the third list ( infra, Nehemiah 10:12-21 ). He appears, however, in the first ( Nehemiah 10:4 ), as well as here. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 12:2

Nehemiah 12:2. Malluch In the repetition of this and some other names hereafter, Nehemiah 12:14, &c., there are some small variations, which are very frequent in the Hebrew language. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 12:1-26

Lists of priests and Levites (12:1-26)Following the lists of residents of Jerusalem are the lists of priests and Levites. The first of these records the names of those priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel and Joshua (12:1-9). (The Ezra mentioned in this list is not the more commonly known Ezra.) After recording the descendants of Joshua for the next six generations (10-11), the writer returns to record the heads of the other original priestly families (12-21).Besides dealing with... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nehemiah 12:1-26

3. The priests and Levites 12:1-26The priests and Levites were the most important people who returned from exile because they reestablished worship in the land. Nehemiah 12:1-7 give the names of 22 leaders among them who had returned in 537 B.C. with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (cf. 1 Chronicles 24:7-19). The writer also mentioned eight Levites by name (Nehemiah 12:8-9; cf. Ezra 2:40-42).The genealogy of the high priest was especially important. Five succeeding descendants of Jeshua appear in the... read more

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