Nehemiah 12:10 - Exposition

Jeshua . The "Jeshua" of Nehemiah 12:1 , not of Nehemiah 12:8 —the high priest of Zerub-babel's time ( Ezra 3:2 , Ezra 3:8 ; Ezra 4:3 ; Ezra 5:2 , etc.). Begat Joiakim . The high priesthood of Joiakim falls into the interval between the first part (chs. 1-7.) and the second part (chs. 7-10.) of Ezra. He is only mentioned in this chapter (verses 12, 26). Eliashib is first mentioned in Ezra 10:6 , but he does not appear as high priest until after Nehemiah reaches Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:1 ). On his close connection with Tobiah see Nehemiah 13:4 , Nehemiah 13:5 , Nehemiah 13:28 . Joiada is called Judas by Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 11.7, § 1). His term of office lasted, according to Syncellus and the Paschal Chronicle, thirty-six years.