10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
10 And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
10 Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada,
10 Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada,
10 Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 12:10
Commentary on Nehemiah 12:1-26
(Read Nehemiah 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.