11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

Other Translations of Nehemiah 12:11

King James Version

11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

English Standard Version

11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

The Message

11 Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.

New King James Version

11 Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

New Living Translation

11 Joiada was the father of Johanan. Johanan was the father of Jaddua.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 12:11

Commentary on Nehemiah 12:1-26

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It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be.

22 The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian.

Other Translations of Nehemiah 12:22

King James Version

22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

English Standard Version

22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.

The Message

22 During the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were registered as heads of families. During the reign of Darius the Persian, the priests were registered.

New King James Version

22 During the reign of Darius the Persian, a record was also kept of the Levites and priests who had been heads of their fathers' houses in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua.

New Living Translation

22 A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priest. Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 12:22

Commentary on Nehemiah 12:1-26

(Read Nehemiah 12:1-26)

It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be.