Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 12:11
And Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
Generally supposed to be the same man who was high priest in the days of Alexander the Great, as Josephus mentions; whence a great difficulty ariseth, how Nehemiah could mention this man, who seems not to have been high priest till many years after Nehemiahs death. But it seems not necessary that this
Jaddua should be the same person, for he might be the father of that Jaddua, both being called by the same name; or, if he were the same, the blessing of a very long life might be given to this great and excellent governor, as it was to Ezra, that famous scribe, as was noted on Neh 12:1, and that for the very same reason. He might also live to see Jaddua, though not to see him high priest, which might be many years after. Or this passage might be put into this book by some sacred or inspired penman, there being some, though but few, such passages in the foregoing books of Scripture, which were added by succeeding men of God in after-times.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
11. JadduaIt is an opinionentertained by many commentators that this person was the high priestwhose dignified appearance, solemn manner, and splendid costumeoverawed and interested so strongly the proud mind of Alexander theGreat; and if he were not this person (as some object that thisJaddua was not in office till a considerable period after the deathof Nehemiah), it might probably be his father, called by the samename.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on Ne 12:10].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(11) Jonathan.Should be Johanan (Neh. 12:22); and Jaddua is most probably the high priest who confronted Alexander the Great.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Neh 12:11. Jaddua This was the person who went in his pontifical habit to meet Alexander the Great, as he was advancing towards Jerusalem, after the conquest of Tyre and Gaza. See the note on Exo 28:2.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Neh 12:11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Ver. 11. And Jonathan begat Jaddua ] Who was high priest in Alexander the Great’s time; and meeting him, in his formalities, prevailed with him to spare the city of Jerusalem, and to confirm the privileges thereof, as Josephus reports.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jonathan: Jaddua is supposed to be Jaddus the high priest, who went in his pontifical robes to meet Alexander the Great, when advancing to destroy Jerusalem; who was so struck with his appearance, that he forbore all hostilities, and granted many privileges to the Jews. According to Eusebius, he was high priest from am 3665 to 3982. Neh 12:11
Reciprocal: 1Sa 2:35 – I will build Neh 12:22 – Eliashib Heb 7:23 – were