King James Version
What Does Nehemiah 12:33 Mean?
“And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,”
Context
31
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
32
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
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Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(33) **Ezra.**—Probably the same as the Azariah preceding.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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