Nehemiah 12:1
Now, these, are the priests and the Levites, who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua,—Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra;
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1 Chronicles 3:17And, the sons of Jeconiah the captive, Shealtiel his son;
Ezra 3:8Now, in the second year of their coming in unto the house of God, to Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brethren—the priests and the Levites, and all that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and stationed the Levites, of twenty years old and upwards, to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh.
Ezra 5:2Then arose—Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God, which was in Jerusalem,—and, with them, were the prophets of God, strengthening them.
Nehemiah 10:2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;
Nehemiah 12:10And Jeshua, begat Joiakim,—and Joiakim, begat Eliashib, and, Eliashib, [begat] Joiada;
Haggai 1:1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first of the month, came the word of Yahweh, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, saying:
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:1
In this chapter are preserved upon record, I. The names of the chief of the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel, ver. 1-9 . II. The succession of the high priests, ver. 10, 11 . III. The names of the next generation of the other chief priests, ver. 12-21 . IV. The eminent Levites that were in Nehemiah's time, ver. 22-26 . V. The solemnity of dedicating the wall of Jerusalem, ver. 27-43 . VI. The settling of the offices of the priests and Levites in the temple, ver. 44-47 . Read the whole commentary →