John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"Amariah, Malluch, Hattush," — Nehemiah 12:2 (ASV)
Ver. 2-7. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush
Whose names are among the sealers of the covenant, (Nehemiah 10:3Nehemiah 10:4) . Malluch is afterwards called Melicu, (Nehemiah 12:14) ,
Shechaniah ,
called Shebaniah, (Nehemiah 12:14) and so in (Nehemiah 10:4)
Rehum ,
who, by transposition of letters, is Harim, (Nehemiah 12:15) , and so in (Nehemiah 10:5) .
Meremoth ,
called Meraioth, (Nehemiah 12:15) ,
Iddo, Ginnetho ,
read Ginnethon, (Nehemiah 12:16) so in (Nehemiah 10:6) .
Abijah ;
there was a course of a priest of this name, of which Zechariah the father of John the Baptist was, (Luke 1:5) .
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah ;
the first two are called Miniamin and Moadiah, (Nehemiah 12:17) .
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu ;
called Sallai, (Nehemiah 12:20) .
Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah these were the chief of the priests, and of
their brethren, in the days of Jeshua ;
heads of courses; or, however, priests of the greatest note in the times of Jeshua the high priest.