And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
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Gill's Exposition
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand and seven hundred and threescore. These, with other priests, made up this number, which was greater than those of Judah and…
Adam Clarke
The ruler of the house of God - The high priest at this time was Jeshua the son of Jozadak, (Ezr 3:8), and Seraiah, (Neh 11:11), called here Azariah, was the ruler of the house; the person next in…
The first verse looks back upon the foregoing genealogies, and tells us they were gathered out of the books of the kings of Israel and Judah, not that which we have in the canon of scripture, but…
Cambridge Bible
Azariah In Neh 11:11, Seraiah.
the ruler of the house of God This title could perhaps be borne by the highpriest (2Ch 31:10; 2Ch 31:13), but in any case it was not confined to him (ib.2Ch 35:8, where…
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