Nehemiah 12:23 - Exposition

Even until the days of Johanan . Why the practice of inserting the names in the book of the chronicles ceased at this date it is impossible to say, unless it was that the chronicles themselves ceased to be compiled. There certainly appears to be a long gap in the authentic Jewish annals between the close of the Old Testament canon and the composition of the First Book of the Maccabees. Johanan, the son of Eliashib . The "grandson" really, as appears by Nehemiah 12:10 , Nehemiah 12:11 .