Nehemiah 12:22

The Levites, in the days of Eliashib,.... The third priest of the second temple:

Joiada ; he was the son of Eliashib, and the fourth high priest:

and Johanan ; the same with Jonathan, Nehemiah 12:11 and whom Josephus F15 Antiqu. l. 11. c. 7. sect. 1. also calls Joannes:

and Jaddua ; the same as in Nehemiah 12:10 in the days of each of these were

recorded chief of the fathers ; the principal men among the Levites:

also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian ; thought to be Darius Codomannus, the last king of the Persian monarchy, whom Alexander conquered; and if so, this verse must be inserted after the death of Nehemiah, and as the next verse also seems to be; for these two verses interrupt the natural order of the relation: an account is given of the priests in the times of Joiakim, Nehemiah 12:12 , these verses being inserted, the account goes on, Nehemiah 12:24 , &c.; of the chief of the Levites in the times of Joiakim only.