Bible Strands
Nehemiah 12:26
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the service timeline of temple personnel during the post-exilic restoration period. The text identifies the leadership era under governor Nehemiah and priest-scribe Ezra in Jerusalem.
The words — The phrase בִּימֵי (bi./Mei) denotes "in the days of," establishing a chronological framework for their priestly service. The term אֵלֶּה ('E.leh) functions as "these," pointing back to the Levitical and gatekeeping roles listed in the preceding verses.
The thread — This chronological marker connects to Nehemiah 8:9, where Nehemiah and Ezra lead the people, and aligns with Ezra 7:6 and Ezra 7:11, which detail Ezra's official commission and expertise in the Mosaic Law.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that religious restoration operates through documented succession and appointed leadership. It requires the reader to trace continuity between the returned exiles and the institutional worship they reestablished.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 8:9 Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
- Ezra 7:6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
- Ezra 7:11 This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel: