Neh 7:39-42 | JFB | STEP | 39. The priests-- It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia ( ) is not in the list. But it must be noticed that these four courses were afterwards divided into twenty-four, which retained the names of the original courses which David appointed.

‏ Nehemiah 7:39-42

Ne 7:39-73. Of the Priests.

39. The priests--It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia (Lu 1:5) is not in the list. But it must be noticed that these four courses were afterwards divided into twenty-four, which retained the names of the original courses which David appointed.