Jaddua

Joiada was the father of Johanan.

Johanan was the father of Jaddua.

Now when Joiakim was high priest, the family leaders of the priests were as follows: Meraiiah was leader of the family of Seraiah.

Hananiah was the leader of the family of Jeremiah.

Hashabiah was the leader of the family of Hilkiah.

Nethanel was the leader of the family of Jedaiah.

[laughs] A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priests.

Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian.

Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Benenuiah, of the sons of Hinodad, Kadmiel, and their brothers Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Bani, Beinnu.

The chiefs of the people, Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Meshesabel, Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God's law that was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.

We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

And Bakbukiah and Unno their brethren stood opposite them in the service.

And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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

The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were written in the book of the chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

And the chiefs 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, watch corresponding to watch.

But we must return to our task of tracing out the history of the Jewish people under the high priestly regime during the years of Persian domination.

Jaddua was exercising the sacerdotal office when, in the course of God's ways, the time had arrived for setting the Persian rule aside and giving it to the Greek.

Jaddua was a man of spotless integrity and his name is held in veneration to the present time.

It is related of him that he was a faithful servant under the kings of Persia, but when Alexander the Great had destroyed Tyre and driven the armies of Darius Codomanus to the east in confusion, Jaddua was assured that the time had come for the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy as to the destruction of the Second World Empire and its being replaced by the Third.

He recognized in the youthful Macedonian conqueror the rough he-goat with the notable horn between its eyes, who was to run upon the two-horned ram in the fury of his power and destroy it completely.

Hearing that the cities of Syria were falling one by one before him and that Alexander was actually on his way to besiege Jerusalem, Jaddua is said to have put on his pontifical garments and with the scriptures of the prophets in his hand to have gone forth to meet the conqueror, attended not by armed men but by a body of white-robed priests.

As they drew near the army of Alexander, the latter is said to have hastened to meet them, prostrating himself on the ground before Jaddua, declaring he had but recently beheld the venerable pontiff in a vision and recognized him as the representative of the God of Heaven who would show him what would be greatly to his advantage.

Jaddua opened the prophetic roll and had one of the scribes in his company read the visions of Daniel and their interpretation.

And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah, Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shabaniah, Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, Harim, Baanah." Summary of the covenant.

"The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, join with their brethren, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's law which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and His ordinances and His statutes.

We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

Both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Benui of the sons of Hanadad, Cadmel, and their brethren.

Shabaniah, Hodijah, Kalidah, Peliah, Hanan, Micah, Rehob, Hashabiah, Zachar, Sherebiah, Shabaniah, Hodijah, Benai, Benenu, the chief of the people, Parash, Pehath, Moab, Elam, Zathu, Benai, Anathoth, Nebai, Magpash, Mishelim, Hezer, Meshizabil, Zadok, Jadua, Pelitaya, Hanan, Anaya, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashib, Halohesh, Pailaha, Shobek, Reham, Hashabna, Maasaiah, Anahijah, Hanan, Anan, Maluch, Haram, Baana, and the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nephanims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding.

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes, and that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons.

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath or on the holy day, and that we would leave the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.

Why did you get me pregnant, asshole?

And Joita begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jadua.

And in the days of Joachim, were the priests, the chief of the fathers, of Sariah, Moriah, of Jeremiah, Hananiah, of Ezra, Meshulam, of Amariah, Jehoiakim, of Meleku, Jonathan, or Shebaniah, Joseph.

You were saying the name,

But it's coming back.

No, never mind.

Of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada and Johanan and Jadua were recorded chief of the fathers, also the priests to the reign of Darius the Persian.

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In Nehemiah 10, I am reading it all the way down to verse 39, okay? And it says, and I'm reading from the King James Version, it says, Now those that see a word, Nehemiah, the tertiary, the son of Hekeliah and Zedkiah, Zedkiah, Seraniah, Zariah, Jeremiah, Pesher, Pesher, Amira, Amiriah, Mekijah, Hethosh, Shebaniah, Mulak, Malak, Haram, Harim, Miramar, Obadiah, Daniel, Jonathan, Baruch, Meshulam, Abijah, Midjamman, Mazduyah, Bigal, Shemaiah, these were the priests.

And the Levites, both Jeshua, the son of Ezaniah, Benu, of the sons of Henadad, Kendemel, and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hadijah, Hadijah, Hadijah, Keletah, Pelaya, Hanan, Mika, Rahab, Hashabiah, Zakar, Sherabiah, Shebaniah, Hadeja, Bani, Benu, the chief of the people, Parash, Paha, Moel, Elam, Zetsu, Bani, Bani, I'm going to say Bani, it might be Bani, Agad, Bibao, Adonijah, Bigvad, Aden, Adder, Adder, Hezekiah, Azur, Hadijah, Hasham, Bezai, Heraphim, Anathot, Nebai, Magpiosh, Melchilam, Hizar, Meshezebel, Zadok, Jadua, Pelletiah, Hanan, Ananiah, Hosea, Hanijah, Hashu, Heloish, Pilah, Shobak, Ruham, Hashaban, Nah, Masaiah, Masaiah, no it's not Masaiah, Masaiah, And Ahijah, Hanan, Maluch, Harim, Banah.

Okay, so that in verse 28, those are all the names of those who sealed the covenants, okay? So then from verses, Nehemiah 10, verse 28, I'm going to start reading.

It says, And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nithim,