Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“in the days of Jeshua i.e., those who were leaders in the days of Joshua the High Priest.”
The interpretation timeline
Neh 12:7
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Jewish · 1 Methodist · 1 Catholic
Neh 12:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
727 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1832
A.D.
Adam Clarke
Methodist
1762–1832
“The chief of the priests - They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, Ch1 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.”
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Chief. Heads of the 24 great families, 1 Paralipomenon xxiv. 18.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.