Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 12:32
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
32. and after them ] i.e. behind this procession of singers and musicians came the company consisting of one-half of the princes, headed by Hoshaiah, of whose official position we are not told.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah. The other half of them, with Hoshaiah at the head of them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(32) After them.These verses show that the clerical and the lay elements were mingled.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
32-34. Hoshaiah was probably a leading chief among these princes of Judah. Keil maintains that all the names in Neh 12:33-34 are the names of princes; while others hold that they are names of priests, being identical with priestly names occurring elsewhere in this book. This latter argument, however, is not conclusive, for princes might have names identical with certain priests, and the special designation of “priests’ sons” in Neh 12:35 seems rather to confirm the view of Keil. Ezra, here, is not the distinguished priest and scribe who is mentioned in Neh 12:36; and Judah and Benjamin are not the names of the tribes, but of individuals among the princes. The name Judah occurs again in Neh 12:36 among the priests’ sons.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Hoshaiah. Compare Jer 42:1; Jer 43:2.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Reciprocal: Neh 12:40 – General