Nehemiah 12:23
“The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the chief of the Levites,.... Here the thread of the history of Nehemiah, interrupted by the insertion of the two…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Nehemiah 12:22-23
These verses interrupt the account of the church officers in the time of Joiakim, resumed in Neh 12:24. They appear to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The book of the chronicles - This is not the book of Chronicles which we have now, no such list being found in it; but…
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
The sons of Levi Here we have the heading or title of another enrolment. The expression -the sons of Levi" is to be…