Nehemiah 12:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.”

Nehemiah 12:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 12:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 12:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.”

Nehemiah 12:22 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 12:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. ”

Nehemiah 12:22 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 12:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.”

Nehemiah 12:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian. ”

Nehemiah 12:22 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 12:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In the dayes of Eliashib, Ioiada, and Iohanan and Iaddua were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites written, and the Priests in the reigne of Darius the Persian.”

Nehemiah 12:22 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 12:22 in Context — Nehemiah 12

20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

23 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.

24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

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What Does Nehemiah 12:22 Mean?

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