11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
11 Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
11 Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
11 Joiada was the father of Johanan. Johanan was the father of Jaddua.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 12:11
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.