Nehemiah 12:26 meaning and explanation
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
Nehemiah 12:26, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse anchors the long lists of priests, Levites, singers and gatekeepers in a real moment of history. The "they" are the temple servants named in the surrounding verses, and the writer dates their service by three overlapping leaders: Joiakim the high priest, Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe.
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