Nehemiah 12:23
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New International Version (©1984)
The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals.

New Living Translation (©2007)
A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in [The Book of History] down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib.

English Standard Version (©2001)
As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers’ houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The sons of Levi, the heads of fathers' households, were registered in the Book of the Chronicles up to the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[The names of] the family heads of the Levites were recorded in the Book of Chronicles until the time of Johanan, grandson of Eliashib.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers' houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

American King James Version
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

American Standard Version
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers houses , were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Levi, heads of the families were written in the book of Chronicles, even unto the days of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.

Darby Bible Translation
The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

English Revised Version
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even till the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

World English Bible
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The book of the chronicles - This is not the book of Chronicles which we have now, no such list being found in it; but some other book or register, which is lost.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles,.... Some think this refers to 1 Chronicles 9:14, &c.

until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib; from whence Dr. Lightfoot (p) concludes, that the Chronicles were written by Ezra in the times of this Johanan.

(p) Works, vol. 1. p. 146.


Geneva Study Bible

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

23. The sons of Levi . were written in the book of the chronicles-that is, the public registers in which the genealogies were kept with great regularity and exactness.


Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


Nehemiah 12:22 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.
Nehemiah 12:24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

Annals Book Chief Children Chronicles Descendants Eliashib Eli'ashib Families Family Fathers Heads Households Houses Johanan Joha'nan Levi Recorded Registered Time Written


The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

the book. 1Ch 9:14-16

Nehemiah Chapter 12 Verse 23

Alphabetical: among annals book Chronicles days descendants Eliashib family fathers heads households in Johanan Levi of recorded registered son sons The time to up were

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