1 Chronicles 9:10

“And of the priests, etc.] Who returned and dwelt at Jerusalem: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin; Jedaiah was the son of Jehoiarib, and Jachin is called Jachin, (<161110>Nehemiah 11:10).”

““Jedaiah,” “Jehoiarib,” and “Jachin,” are not here names of individuals but of priestly families. From 1 Chronicles 24:7-17, it appears that Jehoiarib was the original head of the first “course,” Jedaiah of the second shift, and Jachin of the twenty-first shift. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Jehoiarib: Neh 11:10-24, Neh 12:19, Joiarib 1 Chronicles 9:11”

“The priests. - The three names Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin ( Ch1 9:10) denote three classes of priests (cf. Ch1 24:7, Ch1 24:17), who accordingly dwelt in Jerusalem. There also dwelt there ( Ch1 9:11) Azariah the son of Hilkiah, etc., the prince of the house of God; cf. Ch2 31:13. This is the Azariah mentioned in Ch1 6:13, the son of Hilkiah, etc., the grandfather of the Jehozadak who was led captive into Babylon. then in Ch1 9:12 we have two other heads of the priestly fathers'-houses, with an enumeration of their ancestors, through whom they are traced back to the classes of priests to which they belonged respectively, viz., Adaiah to the class Malchijah ( Ch1 24:9), and Maasiai to the…”