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Nehemiah 12:10

Nehemiah 12:10
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada, and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua. This is an account of the high priests in succession in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Nehemiah 12:10-11

The six generations of high priests covered a little more than two centuries (538-333 B.C.), or a little under thirty-five years to a generation. Jaddua was the high priest who (according to Josephus)…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Nehemiah 12:10-11

The lists of the high-priests in 1Ch 6:3-15 concluded with Jehozadak, who -went into captivity when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar." Jehozadak's son was Jeshua…