⁷Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah;
7. Jehoiarib] Lists of the priestly families occur also Nehemiah x. 2–8, xii. 1–7, 12–21. Compare Ryle (on Nehemiah xii. 1) for a discussion of the names. For Jehoiarib see ix. 10, note.
⁸the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim;
8. Harim] So Nehemiah x. 5, xii. 15, but in Nehemiah xii. 3, “Rehum.” The confusion of form is easy in Hebrew writing.
⁹the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin;
9. Mijamin] So Nehemiah x. 7, xii. 5; but xii. 17, “Miniamin.”
¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah;
10. Hakkoz] Called “Koz” in Ezra ii. 61; Nehemiah iii. 4, 21 (Revised Version “Hakkoz” in all three places; so also in 1 Chronicles iv. 8 where a Calebite Koz is mentioned). Unable to trace their genealogy in the records after the Return, this family is stated in Ezra (ii. 61) to have been deprived of their right to the priesthood.
Abijah] So Nehemiah x. 7, xii. 4, 17. Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, was of the course of Abiah (Revised Version Abijah); Luke i. 5.
¹¹the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah;