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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah;   Priest;   Sallai;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Jeshua;   Sallu;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amok;   Ezra, the Book of;   Genealogy;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah (1);   Jehoiarib;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amok;   Ezra, Book of;   High Priest;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Sallu;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Sallai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abijah ;   Chief Priests ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amok ;   Hilkiah ;   Jedaiah ;   Jeshua, Jeshuah ;   Sallai ;   Sallu ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'mok,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Jeshua;   Priests and Levites;   Sallai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
Hebrew Names Version
Sallu, `Amok, Hilkiyah, Yedayah. These were the chiefs of the Kohanim and of their brothers in the days of Yeshua.
King James Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
English Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
New Century Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. They were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
New English Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their colleagues in the days of Jeshua.
Amplified Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsman in the days of Jeshua.
New American Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.
World English Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
Legacy Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
Berean Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Contemporary English Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and another Jedaiah. These were the leading priests and their assistants during the time of Joshua.
Complete Jewish Bible
Salu, ‘Amok, Hilkiyah and Y'da‘yah. These were the leaders of the cohanim and their kinsmen during the time of Yeshua.
Darby Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Easy-to-Read Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
George Lamsa Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Joshua.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These are the heads of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Literal Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the rulers of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sallu, Amok, Helchias & Iedaia. These were the heades amoge the prestes and their brethren in the tyme of Iesua.
American Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Bible in Basic English
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Salu, Amok, Helkia, and Iedaia: These were the heades among the priestes and their brethren in the dayes of Iesua.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These were the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
English Revised Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
these weren the princes of prestis `and her britheren, in the daies of Josue.
Update Bible Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Webster's Bible Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New King James Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New Living Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
New Life Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the religious leaders and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
New Revised Standard
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and of their associates in the days of Jeshua.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah, - these, were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren, in the days of Jeshua.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
Revised Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilki'ah, Jedai'ah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Young's Literal Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.

Contextual Overview

1 Now these are the Priests and the Leuits that went vp with Zerubbabel the sonne of Shealtiel, and Ieshua: Seraiah, Ieremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Merimoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abiiah, 5 Miamin, Madish, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, & Ioiarib, Iedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua. 8 Moreouer the Leuites: Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, and Mattaniah, which was ouer the thankesgiuing, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah, and Unni; their brethren, were ouer against them in the watches. 10 And Ieshua begate Ioiakim, Ioiakim also begate Eliashib, and Eliashib begate Ioiada,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Sallu: The variation of סלו [Strong's H5543], Sallu, and סלי [Strong's H5543], Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of ו, wav and י, yood. Nehemiah 12:20, Sallai

the chief: "The chief of the priests" seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David. 1 Chronicles 24:18

of Jeshua: Nehemiah 12:1, Ezra 3:2, Haggai 1:1, Zechariah 3:1

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 7:7 - Zerubbabel Matthew 2:4 - the chief Matthew 16:21 - chief priests

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an Altar vnto the LORD, and tooke of euery cleane beast, and of euery cleane fowle, and offred burnt offrings on the Altar.
Genesis 12:8
And he remoued from thence vnto a mountaine, on the East of Beth-el, and pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the West, and Hai on the East: and there hee builded an altar vnto the LORD, and called vpon the Name of the LORD.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram iourneyed, going on still toward the South.
Genesis 12:12
Therefore it shall come to passe, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will saue thee aliue.
Genesis 13:4
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seede for euer.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelt in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar vnto the LORD.
Genesis 15:18
In that same day the LORD made a couenant with Abram, saying; Unto thy seed haue I giuen this land from the riuer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates:
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninetie yeres old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 12:7. The chief of the priests — They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, 1 Chronicles 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.


 
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