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Bible Commentaries
Verse 1
these. Nehemiah had given the heads of families (Nehemiah 7:6-73 ) and the numbers of the four classes of priests (Nehemiah 7:39-42 ). Compare Ezra 2:36-39 . Here he inserts twenty-two names, the heads of priests' classes, or courses formed out of these four, "in the days of Jeshua" (Nehemiah 12:7 ). See Ezra 6:18 .
Ezra. Not th e Ezra of the book of Ezra.
Verse 7
chief = heads.
Verse 8
the Levites. Compare Ezra 2:40 with Ezr 7:43 , above.
Verse 9
over against = corresponding to those in Nehemiah 12:8 .
in the watches: i.e. the courses, or waitings.
Verse 14
Shebamah. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "Shechaniah".
Verse 15
Helkai. Some codices, with six early printed editions, read "Hilkai".
Verse 22
Darius = Darius Hystaspis. See App-57 and App-58 .
Verse 23
the book of the chronicles: i.e. the public records or registers.
Verse 26
governor = Pasha. Chaldee. pechah.
Verse 27
with thanksgivings. Psalms 14:0 7 would have been a suitable psalm for the occasion, and Psalms 122:0 .
Verse 29
the house of Gilgal. Hebrew Beth-Gilgal
Verse 31
companies of them that gave thanks. Heb, celebrations; "celebrations", or thanksgivings, put for the choirs who rendered them, by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6 .
Verse 32
Hoshaiah. Compare Jeremiah 42:1 ; Jeremiah 43:2 .
Verse 33
Ezra. Not Ezra the scribe,
Verse 36
Of David: i.e. dating from, or invented by him.
Verse 37
the stairs. See Nehemiah 3:15 .
Verse 40
in = at.
Verse 44
some = men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
offerings = heave offerings.
into them = by them: i.e. these officers; not into the chambers, for "chambers" is fem, and "them" is masculine
of the law. So in Cod. Hillel; but some codices, with one early printed edition, read "portions for thanksgiving".
Verse 47
all Israel. Used of Judah, Benjamin, and those who returned with them. See note on 1 Kings 12:17 .
children = sons.
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Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Nehemiah 12". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/
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