Nehemiah 12:18

Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 12:15-19.

Nehemiah 12:15 Nehemiah 12:16 Nehemiah 12:17 Nehemiah 12:18 Nehemiah 12:19

Glossary

Bilgah Person: Cheerful. (1. ) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service ( 1 Chr. 24:14 ). (2. ) A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Neh. 12:5 , 18).
Shemaiah Person: Whom Jehovah heard. (1. ) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 12:22-24 ). (2. ) Neh. 3:29 . (3. ) A Simeonite ( 1 Chr. 4:37 ). (4. ) A priest ( Neh. 12:42 ). (5. ) A Levite ( 1 Chr. 9:16 ). (6. ) 1 Chr. 9:14 ; Neh. 11:15 .
Jehonathan Person: Whom Jehovah gave. (1. ) One of the stewards of David’s store-houses ( 1 Chr. 27:25 ). (2. ) A Levite who taught the law to the people of Judah ( 2 Chr. 17:8 ). (3. ) Neh. 12:18 .
Shammua Tribe: Heard. (1. ) One of the spies sent out by Moses to search the land ( Num. 13:4 ). He represented the tribe of Reuben. (2. ) One of David’s sons ( 1 Chr. 14:4 ; 3:5 , “Shimea;” 2 Sam. 5:14 ).