Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 11:11
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the ruler of the house of God.
11. Seraiah ] 1Ch 9:11, ‘Azariah the son of Meshullam.’ The same person may be intended, as the same genealogy is given in both lists. If so, the names have possibly been accidentally confused, either through similarity of sound or through corruption in the original text from which the lists were taken. Very probably they were father and son; and the two lists have selected different names to represent the priestly house. Cf. 1Ch 7:13, ‘Hilkiah begat Azariah; and Azariah begat Jeraiah.’
Meraioth ] In 1Ch 6:7, Meraioth is the grandfather of Ahitub, in Ezr 7:3 the great-grandfather. But in these genealogies names were freely left out for brevity, and the exact relationship by succession cannot be determined. Names also are repeated in the same family. Meraioth probably occurred often in the line of Seraiah.
was the ruler of the house of God ] R.V. omits was. The same title occurs in connexion curiously enough with the same proper name in 2Ch 31:13, ‘And Azariah the ruler of the house of God.’ It is tempting to suggest that Azariah’s name has been substituted for that of Seraiah from a gloss on ‘the ruler of the house of God.’ If the title is equivalent to that of the High-priest, then Seraiah is the well-known High-priest, the ancestor of Ezra, put to death by Nebuchadnezzar (see Ezr 7:1; 2Ki 25:18). For the use of the title ‘n’gd’ (Vulg. ‘princeps’), cf. 1Ch 12:27, ‘Jehoiada leader of the house of Aaron.’ But it may denote only a special officer of the Temple. The LXX. renders (reading ‘ neged ’ for ‘ n’gd ’).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 11. Ruler of the house of God.] He had the command over all secular matters, as the high priest had over those which were spiritual.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
One of the chief priests; who ruled with and under the high priest: see Num 3:32; 1Ch 9:11; 2Ch 19:11; 31:13.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
11. the ruler of the house ofGodassistant of the high priest (Num 3:32;1Ch 9:11; 2Ch 19:11).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Ver. 11 [See comments on Ne 11:10].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(11) Seraiah.The high-priestly family name. Eliashib was the present occupant.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Neh 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the ruler of the house of God.
Ver. 11. Ruler of the house of God ] One of the high priest’s great deputies. See Num 3:32 1Ch 9:11 2Ch 19:11 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Seraiah: Seraiah probably had also the name of Azariah. 1Ch 6:7-14, 1Ch 9:11, Azariah, Ezr 7:1-5
the ruler: He had the command over all secular matters; as the high priest had over all those which were spiritual. Num 3:32, 1Ch 9:1, 2Ch 19:11, 2Ch 31:13, Act 5:24
Reciprocal: 1Ch 6:12 – Shallum 1Ch 6:14 – Seraiah 1Ch 24:5 – the governors Neh 10:2 – Seraiah Neh 10:7 – Meshullam Neh 11:22 – were over
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Neh 11:11. The ruler of the house of God One of the chief priests, who ruled with and under the high-priest.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, {c} [was] the ruler of the house of God.
(c) That is, was the high priest.