Bible Strands
Nehemiah 12:7
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records the names of returning priests to document the restored worship community following the exile. The list specifically identifies the priestly heads active during the high priesthood of Jeshua.
The words — רָאשֵׁ֧י (ra.Shei) translates to "leaders" or "chiefs," and הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֛ים (ha./ko.ha.Nim) means "the priests." Together they denote the official heads of the priestly orders and their associated members.
The thread — This genealogical record parallels the priestly lineages in Ezra 3:2 and Nehemiah 12:1 as part of the post-exilic restoration, while the organizational structure aligns with the priestly course system detailed in 1 Chronicles 24:18.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge the documented continuity of the priestly lineages and the precise administrative structure maintained during the restoration. It demands recognition of how worship authority was formally established and recorded rather than assumed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 24:18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
- Ezra 3:2 Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
- Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- Haggai 1:1 In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Zechariah 3:1 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.