Nehemiah 12:24
in Nehemiah 12The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
KJV
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
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This verse in Nehemiah 12
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Jeshua the son of Kadmiel - If the reading be sound, this Jeshua must have been the head of the Levitical family of Kadmiel in the time of Joiakim; but (compare Neh 8:7; Neh 9:4), some read “Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel,” etc. Ward over against ward - i. e., “alternately,” one part of the choir corresponding the other.
This site's exposition
Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son
on Nehemiah 12:24-26
The chief Levites, Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, lead the praise and thanksgiving in courses set ward over against ward, the alternating order David commanded in 1 Chronicles 23. Six named porters keep the thresholds of the gates, the same guarding office the Levites shared with the singers throughout this record. Verse twenty-six anchors the whole roster to one moment by naming three men together, Joiakim the high priest, Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, the book's two reformers dated side by side with the man who held the office between their two callings.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the chief of the Levites,.... Here the thread of the history of Nehemiah, interrupted by the insertion of the two preceding verses, is carried from the priests to the Levites in the times of the third high priest: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel; these were singers, since it follows: with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward; which office of theirs they performed by turns in courses, as David under a divine direction ordered, see 1Ch 23:5.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
a watch opposite a watch for they were divided into their watches to recite the song.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
even until the days of Johanan All those who were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites until the days of Johanan the High Priest were enumerated in the chronicles.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָאשֵׁ֣י | verashei | and [the] leaders of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַ֠לְוִיִּם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה | chashavyah | [were] Hashabiah | H2811 → | 15 times |
| שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה | shereveyah | Sherebiah | H8274 → | 8 times |
| וְיֵשׁ֤וּעַ | veyeshua' | and Jeshua | H3442 → | 29 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קַדְמִיאֵל֙ | kadmiel | Kadmiel | H6934 → | 8 times |
| וַאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם | vaacheihem | and brothers their | H251 → | 630 times |
| לְנֶגְדָּ֔ם | lenegdam | [were] to before them | H5048 → | 151 times |
| לְהַלֵּ֣ל | lehalel | to praise | H1984 → | |
| לְהוֹד֔וֹת | lehodot | to give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| בְּמִצְוַ֖ת | bemitzvat | by [the] commandment of | H4687 → | 181 times |
| דָּוִ֣יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אִישׁ־ | ʾish- | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מִשְׁמָ֖ר | mishmar | division | H4929 → | 22 times |
| לְעֻמַּ֥ת | leumat | <to> corresponding to | H5980 → | |
| מִשְׁמָֽר׃ | mishmar | division | H4929 → | 22 times |
וְרָאשֵׁ֣יand [the] leaders of
verasheiH7218 →599 times
הַ֠לְוִיִּםthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה[were] Hashabiah
chashavyahH2811 →15 times
שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הSherebiah
shereveyahH8274 →8 times
וְיֵשׁ֤וּעַand Jeshua
veyeshua'H3442 →29 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
קַדְמִיאֵל֙Kadmiel
kadmielH6934 →8 times
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֣םand brothers their
vaacheihemH251 →630 times
לְנֶגְדָּ֔ם[were] to before them
lenegdamH5048 →151 times
לְהַלֵּ֣לto praise
lehalelH1984 →
לְהוֹד֔וֹתto give thanks
lehodotH3034 →114 times
בְּמִצְוַ֖תby [the] commandment of
bemitzvatH4687 →181 times
דָּוִ֣ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אִישׁ־[the] man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
מִשְׁמָ֖רdivision
mishmarH4929 →22 times
לְעֻמַּ֥ת<to> corresponding to
leumatH5980 →
מִשְׁמָֽר׃division
mishmarH4929 →22 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 8:7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:4
And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Leviticus 10:11
so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
- Ezra 10:22–23
From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Nehemiah 3:23
Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
- Nehemiah 9:4
Through
1 Kings 17:24Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
it leads to
- John 16:30
Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
- John 2:11
Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 3:2
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were…
- John 16:30
Through
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
it leads to
- Joshua 14:6
Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about…
- Joshua 14:6
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).