And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
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Gill's Exposition
And for the wood offering, at times appointed,.... Of which see Neh 10:34. Levites were appointed to receive the wood that was brought at the times and by the persons fixed, and lay it up in its…
Adam Clarke
One of the sons of Joiada - This was Manasseh, brother of Jaddua, son of Joiada, and grandson of Eliashib the high priest.
I chased him from me - Struck him off the list of the priests, and deemed him…
We have here one instance more of Nehemiah's pious zeal for the purifying of his countrymen as a peculiar people to God; that was the thing he aimed at in the use of his power, not the enriching of…
Cambridge Bible
one of the sons of Joiada We should gather that Eliashib the grandfather was still alive, since the emphasis lies on the relationship of the offender to the high-priest. -Joiada." Cf. Neh 12:10. On…
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