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Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
Nehemiah 12:21 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
  • BSB of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
  • NKJV of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
  • NASB of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
  • NLT Hashabiah was leader of the family of Hilkiah. Nethanel was leader of the family of Jedaiah.

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Quick answer

Hashabiah led Hilkiah's division and Nethanel that of Jedaiah. The list of priestly family heads concludes.

Overview

This verse completes the register of priestly leaders in the days of Joiakim. Bringing the list to a close, it confirms that all the divisions were faithfully accounted for and led. The full record testifies to the careful, ongoing maintenance of the worship God had appointed for his people after the exile.

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Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 12:21 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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