Nehemiah 12:35 - Exposition

Certain of the priests' sons with trumpets . Compare Nehemiah 12:41 . A body of priests, who blew trumpets, accompanied each procession, following closely upon the "princes , " and followed by a body of Levites. Namely, Zechariah . There is nothing corresponding to "namely" in the original; and it is clear that Zechariah was not a "priest's son," but a Levite, since he was descended from Asaph. Probably a vau conjunctive has fallen out before his name.