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.
Key themes
PrayerTruthRestorationLeadership
Glossary
- Eliashib Person
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Whom God will restore. (1. ) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David ( 1 Chr. 24:12 ). (2. ) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah ( Neh. 12:22 , 23).
- Jaddua Person
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Known. (1. ) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant ( Neh. 10:21 ). (2. ) The last high priest mentioned in the Old Testament ( Neh. 12:11 , 22), sons of Jonathan.
- Darius Person
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The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1. ) Darius the Mede ( Dan. 11:1 ), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1).