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New Life Version

Nehemiah 12:11

Joiada was the father of Jonathan. Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Johanan;   Joiada;   Jonathan;   Nehemiah;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Jaddua;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alexander;   Chronicles, the Books of;   Daniel, the Book of;   Darius;   Ezra, the Book of;   Genealogy;   High Priest;   Jaddua;   Jerusalem;   Joiada;   Jonathan;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   High Priest;   Jaddua;   Johanan;   Joiada;   Jonathan;   Nehemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Jaddua;   Jehohanan;   Joiada;   Jonathan;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jaddua ;   Joiada ;   Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jaddua;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jaddu'a;   Jon'athan,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezra-Nehemiah;   Hosea;   Jaddua;   Jehohanan;   Joiada;   Jonathan (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Artaxerxes Iii.;   Jaddua;   Johanan ben Jehoiada;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Onias;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joiada fathered Jonathan,
Hebrew Names Version
and Yoiada became the father of Yonatan, and Yonatan became the father of Yaddua.
King James Version
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
English Standard Version
Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
New Century Version
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
New English Translation
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
Amplified Bible
and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan of Jaddua.
New American Standard Bible
Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
World English Bible
and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioiada begate Ionathan, & Ionathan begate Iaddua,
Legacy Standard Bible
and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
Berean Standard Bible
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
Contemporary English Version
Joiada was the father of Jonathan and the grandfather of Jaddua.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yoyada was the father of Yonatan, and Yonatan was the father of Yadua.
Darby Translation
and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoiadah begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
Jehoiada fathered Jehonathan; Jehonathan fathered Jaddua.
Literal Translation
and Joiada fathered Jonathan; and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ioiada begat Ionathan. Ionathan begat Iaddua.
American Standard Version
and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Bible in Basic English
And Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iaddua.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Joiada begot Jonathan and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioiada begate Ionathan, and Ionathan begate Iaddua.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
English Revised Version
and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Joiada gendride Jonathan, and Jonathan gendride Jeddaia.
Update Bible Version
and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
New King James Version
Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
New Living Translation
Joiada was the father of Johanan. Johanan was the father of Jaddua.
New Revised Standard
Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, Joiada, begat Jonathan, - and, Jonathan, begat Jaddua.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joiada begot Jonathan and Jonathan begot Jeddoa.
Revised Standard Version
Joi'ada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jad'du-a.
Young's Literal Translation
and Joiada hath begotten Jonathan, and Jonathan hath begotten Jaddua.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.

Contextual Overview

1 These are the religious leaders and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua. There were Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the religious leaders and their brothers in the days of Jeshua. 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was over the songs of giving thanks. 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, stood beside them in their work. 10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jonathan: Jaddua is supposed to be Jaddus the high priest, who went in his pontifical robes to meet Alexander the Great, when advancing to destroy Jerusalem; who was so struck with his appearance, that he forbore all hostilities, and granted many privileges to the Jews. According to Eusebius, he was high priest from am 3665 to 3982. Nehemiah 12:11

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will build Nehemiah 12:22 - Eliashib Hebrews 7:23 - were

Cross-References

Genesis 12:6
Abram passed through the land as far as the oak of Moreh at Shechem. The Canaanite people were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 12:7
Then the Lord showed Himself to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your children and to your children's children." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord Who had shown Himself to him.
Genesis 12:14
When Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 26:7
When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife," because he thought to himself, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
Genesis 29:17
Leah's eyes were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in body and face.
2 Samuel 11:2
When evening came David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king's house. From the roof he saw a woman washing herself. The woman was very beautiful.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom and no understanding and no words that can stand against the Lord.
Song of Solomon 1:14
My loved one is to me like many henna flowers, in the grape-fields of Engedi."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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) had an interview with Alexander shortly after the battle of Issus.


 
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