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Nehemiah 12:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 12:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 12

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4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them according to their offices.
10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“12:7 leaders of the priests: Cp. Ezra 2:36-39. • Jeshua was the high priest in Jerusalem when the people returned from captivity shortly after 538 BC (Ezra 2:2; 3:2, 8; 4:3). He was still serving in 520 BC when Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people to finish building the Temple (Ezra 5:1; Hag 1:1; Zech 3:1).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Sallu: The variation of סלו \[Strong's H5543\], Sallu, and סלי \[Strong's H5543\], Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of ו, wav and י, yood. Neh 12:20, Sallai the chief: "The chief of the priests" seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David. Ch1 24:18 of Jeshua: Neh 12:1; Ezr 3:2; Hag 1:1; Zac 3:1 Nehemiah 12:8”
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