Nehemiah 12:35
in Nehemiah 12and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
KJV
And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
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This verse in Nehemiah 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd certain of the priests' sons with trumpets,.... To blow with on this occasion; for these the priests sounded: namely: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph; not the Levite, but a priest of this name.
This site's exposition
two great thanksgiving choirs
on Nehemiah 12:31-37
Nehemiah appoints "two great thanksgiving choirs," the first proceeding "to the right, toward the Dung Gate". The choir climbs "the steps of the City of David" past the house of David to the Water Gate, where Ezra had read the law. "Ezra the scribe led the procession."
This site's exposition
some of the priests with trumpets
The trumpeters are priests' sons, and Gill counts Zechariah among them as a priest. Zaccur in his line bears the name of the first of Asaph's sons listed at 1 Chronicles 25:2. Asaph's sons played lyres, harps and cymbals.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah, etc. Indeed, in this life, the sons of the priests play the trumpets at the dedication of the city of God, because they inflame the hearts of the listeners with the memory of the heavenly …
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It was on these accounts that Jerusalem was called "the holy city," and by this public and solemn act of religious observance, after a long period of neglect and desecration, it was, as it were, restored to its rightful proprietor.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִבְּנֵ֥י | umibenei | and some of [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת | bachatzotzerot | with trumpets | H2689 → | |
| זְכַרְיָ֨ה | zekharyah | Zechariah | H2148 → | 43 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן | yonatan | Jonathan | H3129 → | 43 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה | shema'yah | Shemaiah | H8098 → | 41 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַתַּנְיָה֙ | matanyah | Mattaniah | H4983 → | 16 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה | mikhayah | Micaiah | H4320 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| זַכּ֖וּר | zakur | Zaccur | H2139 → | 10 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָסָֽף׃ | ʾasaf | Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
וּמִבְּנֵ֥יand some of [the] sons of
umibeneiH1121 →4930 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתwith trumpets
bachatzotzerotH2689 →
זְכַרְיָ֨הZechariah
zekharyahH2148 →43 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יֽוֹנָתָ֜ןJonathan
yonatanH3129 →43 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הShemaiah
shema'yahH8098 →41 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מַתַּנְיָה֙Mattaniah
matanyahH4983 →16 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מִ֣יכָיָ֔הMicaiah
mikhayahH4320 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
זַכּ֖וּרZaccur
zakurH2139 →10 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אָסָֽף׃Asaph
ʾasafH623 →34 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
Joshua 6:4Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
it leads to
- Revelation 16:1
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:17
You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out…
- Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
- 1 Kings 18:43
“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
- Revelation 1:4
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
- Revelation 16:1
Through
1 Chronicles 25:2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 25:6
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and…
- 1 Chronicles 25:1
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list…
- 1 Chronicles 16:5
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
- 1 Chronicles 25:6
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Nehemiah

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.
