Nehemiah 12:26
in Nehemiah 12They 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Nehemiah 12
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThese were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,.... Who was high priest in Babylon, and whose grandson was now high priest in the time referred to: and in the days of Nehemiah the governor; the writer of this book: and of Ezra the priest, the scribe; who was contemporary with him.
This site's exposition
Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel
on Nehemiah 12:24-26
The chief Levites lead the praise "as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God." Verse 26 dates the roster by three men together, Joiakim the high priest, "Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe."
This site's exposition
in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua
Gill identifies Jozadak as the high priest in Babylon, so the line runs from the captivity through Jeshua of the return to Joiakim. Ezra 10:18 also names Jeshua son of Jozadak, whose descendants had married foreign women. The verse spans three high priests.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֕לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בִּימֵ֛י | bimei | [were] in [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יוֹיָקִ֥ים | yoyakim | Joiakim | H3113 → | 4 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יֵשׁ֖וּעַ | yeshua' | Jeshua | H3442 → | 29 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹצָדָ֑ק | yotzadak | Jozadak | H3136 → | |
| וּבִימֵי֙ | uvimei | and in [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| נְחֶמְיָ֣ה | nechemyah | Nehemiah | H5166 → | 8 times |
| הַפֶּחָ֔ה | hapechah | the governor | H6346 → | 28 times |
| וְעֶזְרָ֥א | veezra' | and Ezra | H5830 → | 22 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פ | hasofer | the scribe | H5608 → | 159 times |
אֵ֕לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בִּימֵ֛י[were] in [the] days of
bimeiH3117 →2304 times
יוֹיָקִ֥יםJoiakim
yoyakimH3113 →4 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יֵשׁ֖וּעַJeshua
yeshua'H3442 →29 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹצָדָ֑קJozadak
yotzadakH3136 →
וּבִימֵי֙and in [the] days of
uvimeiH3117 →2304 times
נְחֶמְיָ֣הNehemiah
nechemyahH5166 →8 times
הַפֶּחָ֔הthe governor
hapechahH6346 →28 times
וְעֶזְרָ֥אand Ezra
veezra'H5830 →22 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פthe scribe
hasoferH5608 →159 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
Ezra 7:6this 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…
it leads to
- Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God…
- Ezra 7:28
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the…
- Ezra 8:31
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands…
- Nehemiah 2:18
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this…
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Ezra 8:22
Through
Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah 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…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:12
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Nehemiah 7:65
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:70
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
- Deuteronomy 12:12
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Nehemiah

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonReturn from exileEzraPriest and ready scribe of the law of Moses who came up from Babylon, set his heart to seek, do, and teach the law, and led the re…
- PersonReturn from exileNehemiahCupbearer to Artaxerxes who wept over Jerusalem's ruins, rebuilt the wall in fifty-two days with a sword in one hand and a trowel…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
