Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 12:7
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
7. chief ] R.V. chiefs.
in the days of Jeshua ] Cf. Ezr 2:2; Ezr 3:2.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 7. The chief of the priests] They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, 1Ch 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Of their brethren, i.e. of the priests, who were their brethren.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on Ne 12:2]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) These were the chief.Genealogically, but not according to the courses, which are in none of the lists complete.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
chief = heads.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Sallu: The variation of [Strong’s H5543], Sallu, and [Strong’s H5543], Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of , wav and , yood. Neh 12:20, Sallai
the chief: “The chief of the priests” seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David. 1Ch 24:18
of Jeshua: Neh 12:1, Ezr 3:2, Hag 1:1, Zec 3:1
Reciprocal: Neh 7:7 – Zerubbabel Mat 2:4 – the chief Mat 16:21 – chief priests
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Neh 12:7. These were the chief of the priests The heads of the courses of the priests instituted by David, which were restored after their return from captivity, though as yet they were not so many as they had been before: see Ezr 6:18. And of their brethren That is, of the priests, who were their brethren; in the days of Jeshua Who was the high-priest at the return from captivity.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the {b} chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
(b) Next in dignity to the high priests and who were of the stock of Aaron.