literally one officiating · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Eliakim
אֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.Kim
H471
Eljakim · proper noun, a man's name
Maaseiah
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.Yah
H4641
Maasejah · proper noun, a man's name
Miniamin
מִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.min
H4509
Minjamin · proper noun, a man's name
Michaiah
מִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.Yah
H4320
Micajah · proper noun, a man's name
Elioenai
אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.Nai
H454
Eljehoenai or Eljoenai · proper noun, a man's name
Zechariah
זְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.Yah
H2148
Zecarjah · proper noun, a man's name
Hananiah
חֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.Yah
H2608
Chananjah · proper noun, a man's name
trumpets
בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.Rot
H2689
a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:27-43
We have read of the building of the wall of Jerusalem with a great deal of fear and trembling; we have here an account of the dedicating of it with a great deal of joy and triumph. Those that sow in tears shall thus reap.
I. We must enquire what was the meaning of this dedication of the wall; we will suppose it to include the dedication of the city too (continens pro contentothe thing containing for the thing contained), and therefore it was not done till the city was pretty well replenished, Neh 11:1. It was a solemn thanksgiving to God for his great mercy to them in the perfecting of this undertaking, of which they were the more sensible because of the difficulty and opposition they had me…
at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It was on these accounts that Jerusalem was called "the holy city," and by this public and solemn act of religious observance, after a long period of neglect and desecration, it was, as it were, restored to its rightful proprietor. The dedication cons…
The broad wall - What part this was, we know not: it might have been a place designed for a public promenade, or a parade for assembling the troops or guard of the temple.
John Gill on Nehemiah 12:41
And the priests,.... They stood there also, whose names follow:
Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; to sound on this occasion.
Dictionary and topics
Eliakim — Whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13). (3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent…
Ezra — Help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1). (2.) The “scribe” who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and…
Maaseiah — The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash…
Michaiah — (1.) The queen-mother of King Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2). (See MAACAH [4]). (2.) One of those sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law (2 Chr. 17:7). (3.) 2 Kings 22:12. (4.) The son of…
Miniamin — (from the right hand).
Nehemiah — Comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was…
Zechariah — Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as “the son of…
Dedication · Of the wall of — Of the wall of
Eliakim · 5. A priest — 5. A priest
Elioenai · .Possibly i — .Possibly i
Ezra · . — .
Hananiah · 14. A priest during the time of Jehoiakim — 14. A priest during the time of Jehoiakim
Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 12:27-43
The dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. - The measures proposed for increasing the numbers of the inhabitants of Jerusalem having now been executed (Neh 7:5 and Neh 11:1.), the restored wall of circumvallation was solemnly dedicated. Neh 12:27-29 treat of the preparations for this solemnity.
Neh 12:27
At the dedication (i.e., at the time of, בּ denoting nearness of time) they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication. Only a portion of the Levites dwelt in Jerusalem (Neh 11:15-18); the rest dwelt in places in the neighbourhood, as is more expressly stated in Neh 12:28 and Neh 12:29. ושׂמחה, to keep the dedication and joy, is not suitable,…
The second choir . . . went northward, up the western wall past the Broad Wall (3:8), the Old City Gate (3:6), and the Fish Gate (3:3), then across the northern side of the wall until it came to the Sheep Gate (3:1) on the northeast corner of the Temple. • The Guard Gate might be the Inspection Gate (3:31).
Rashi on Nehemiah 12:41
with the trumpets They sounded the trumpets out of their joy.
Levites, The · Services of: Conducting the sacred music — Services of: Conducting the sacred music
Maaseiah · 10:18,21,22; — 10:18,21,22;
Michaiah · 4. A priest of the family of Asaph — 4. A priest of the family of Asaph
Zechariah (Zecharias) · 16. A priest and temple musician — 16. A priest and temple musician
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
