From the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
- KJV Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
- BSB From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
- NKJV Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin;
- NLT From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jakin;
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Quick answer
The list now turns to the priests, beginning with Jedaiah, Joiarib, and Jachin. Those who led worship were prominent among Jerusalem's residents.
Overview
Having counted the laypeople, the record names the priests who settled in the holy city. Their presence was essential, for Jerusalem's chief purpose was the worship of God at the temple. By listing the priests prominently among the city's ministers, the text highlights that the restored community centered on God and his service.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Chr 9:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
- Ezra 2:36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
- Neh 7:39The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
- Neh 12:6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
- Ezra 8:16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.
- Neh 12:19and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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