Nehemiah 12:7
“Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.”
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Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The chief of the priests - They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
chief R.V. chiefs.
in the days of Jeshua Cf. Ezr 2:2; Ezr 3:2.
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