Joiarib is a priestly name, spelled Jehoiarib in most of the places it appears. When David arranged the priests into courses for serving at the house of God, 1 Chronicles 24:7 says “the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib”, so his family stood at the head of the list. Later, when the people came back from exile and settled again in Jerusalem, Nehemiah 11:10 names “Jedaiah the son of Joiarib” among the priests, and 1 Chronicles 9:10 lists the same family line. It is a small detail, yet it shows how carefully the Bible keeps track of who served, and in what order.
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And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
Matthew George Easton, 1897
(whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the priests (Neh. 11:10).
(2.) Neh. 11:5; a descendant of Judah.
(3.) Neh. 12:6.
(4.) Ezra 8:16, a “man of understanding” whom Ezra sent to “bring ministers for the house of God.”
William Smith, 1884
(whom Jehovah defends.)
(1.) A layman who returned form Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:16) (B.C. 459.)
(2.) The founder of one of the courses of priests, elsewhere called in full JEHOIARIB. (Nehemiah 12:6,19)
(3.) A Shilonite --i.e. probably a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:5) (B.C. before 536.)