In this chapter are preserved upon record, I. The names of the chief of the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel, Nehemiah 12:1-12:9. II. The succession of the high priests, Nehemiah 12:10, 12:11. III. The names of the next generation of the other chief priests, Nehemiah 12:12-12:21. IV. The eminent Levites that were in Nehemiah’s time, Nehemiah 12:22-12:26. V. The solemnity of dedicating the wall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 12:27-12:43. VI. The settling of the offices of the priests and Levites in the temple, Nehemiah 12:44-12:47. MHBCC 426.1