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Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

1 Now these° are athe priests° and the Levites° who° came° up with Zerubbabel° the son° of Shealtiel°, and Jeshua°: Seraiah°, Jeremiah°, Ezra°, 2 Amariah°, Malluch°, Hattush°, 3 Shecaniah°, Rehum°, Meremoth°, 4 Iddo°, Ginnethoi°, Abijah°, 5 Mijamin°, Maadiah°, Bilgah°, 6 Shemaiah° and Joiarib°, Jedaiah°, 7 Sallu°, Amok°, Hilkiah° and Jedaiah°. These° were the heads° of the priests° and their Ikinsmen° in the days° of Jeshua°.

[1] aEzr 2:1; 7:7
[7] ILit brothers

8 ¶ The Levites° [were] Jeshua°, Binnui°, Kadmiel°, Sherebiah°, Judah°, [and] Mattaniah° [who was] Iin charge° of the songs° of thanksgiving°, he and his brothers°. 9 Also Bakbukiah° and Unni°, their brothers°, stood opposite° them ain [their] service° divisions°. 10 Jeshua° Ibecame° the father° of Joiakim°, and Joiakim° Ibecame° the father° of Eliashib°, and Eliashib° Ibecame° the father of Joiada°, 11 and Joiada° became° the father° of Jonathan°, and Jonathan° became° the father° of Jaddua°.

[8] ILit over
[9] aNe 12:24
[10] ILit begot, and so in vv 11, 12

12 ¶ Now in the days° of Joiakim°, the priests°, the heads° of fathers’° [households] were: of Seraiah°, Meraiah°; of Jeremiah°, Hananiah°; 13 of Ezra°, Meshullam°; of Amariah°, Jehohanan°; 14 of IMalluchi°, Jonathan°; of Shebaniah°, Joseph°; 15 of Harim°, Adna°; of Meraioth°, Helkai°; 16 of Iddo°, Zechariah°; of Ginnethon°, Meshullam°; 17 of Abijah°, Zichri°; of Miniamin°, of Moadiah°, Piltai°; 18 of Bilgah°, Shammua°; of Shemaiah°, Jehonathan°; 19 of Joiarib°, Mattenai°; of Jedaiah°, Uzzi°; 20 of Sallai°, Kallai°; of Amok°, Eber°; 21 of Hilkiah°, Hashabiah°; of Jedaiah°, Nethanel°.

[14] IIn Ne 12:2, Malluch

The Chief Levites

22 ¶ As for the Levites°, the heads° of fathers’° [households] were registered° in the days° of Eliashib°, Joiada°, and Johanan° and Jaddua°; so [were] the priests° in the reign° of Darius° the Persian°. 23 The sons° of Levi°, the heads° of fathers’° [households], were registered° in the Book° of the Chronicles°° up to the days° of Johanan° the son° of Eliashib°. 24 The heads° of the Levites° [were] Hashabiah°, Sherebiah° and Jeshua° the son° of Kadmiel°, with their brothers° opposite° them, ato praise° [and] give° thanks°, Ias prescribed° by David° the man° of God°, bdivision° corresponding° to division°. 25 Mattaniah°, Bakbukiah°, Obadiah°, Meshullam°, Talmon° [and] Akkub° [were] gatekeepers° keeping° watch° at athe storehouses° of the gates°. 26 These° [served] in the days° of Joiakim° the son° of Jeshua°, the son° of Jozadak°, and in the days° of aNehemiah° the governor° and of Ezra° the priest° [and] scribe°.

[24] ILit in the commandment of aNe 11:17 bNe 12:9
[25] a1Ch 26:15
[26] aNe 8:9

Dedication of the Wall

27 ¶ Now at the dedication° of the wall° of Jerusalem° they sought° out the Levites° from all° their places°, to bring° them to Jerusalem° so that they might celebrate° the dedication° with gladness°, with hymns° of thanksgiving° and with songs° a[to the accompaniment] of cymbals°, harps° and lyres°. 28 So the sons° of the singers° were assembled° from the district° around° Jerusalem°, and from athe villages° of the Netophathites°, 29 from Beth-gilgal° and from [their] fields° in Geba° and Azmaveth°, for the singers° had built° themselves villages° around° Jerusalem°. 30 The priests° and the Levites° apurified° themselves; they also purified° the people°, the gates° and the wall°.

[27] a1Ch 15:16, 28
[28] a1Ch 9:16
[30] aNe 13:22, 30

Procedures for the Temple

31 ¶ Then I had the leaders° of Judah° come° up on top°° of the wall°, and I appointed° two° great° Ichoirs°, IIathe first proceeding° to the right° on top°° of the wall° toward bthe Refuse° Gate°. 32 Hoshaiah° and half° of the leaders° of Judah° followed°° them, 33 with Azariah°, Ezra°, Meshullam°, 34 Judah°, Benjamin°, Shemaiah°, Jeremiah°, 35 and some° of the sons° of the priests° with trumpets°; [and] Zechariah° the son° of Jonathan°, the son° of Shemaiah°, the son° of Mattaniah°, the son° of Micaiah°, the son° of Zaccur°, the son° of Asaph°, 36 and his Ikinsmen°, Shemaiah°, Azarel°, Milalai°, Gilalai°, Maai°, Nethanel°, Judah° [and] Hanani°, awith the musical° instruments° of David° the man° of God°. And Ezra° the scribe° went before° them. 37 At athe Fountain° Gate° they went° directly° up bthe steps° of the city° of David° by the stairway° of the wall° above°° the house° of David° to cthe Water° Gate° on the east°.

[31] ILit thanksgiving choirs IIHeb and processions to the right aNe 12:38 bNe 2:13
[36] ILit brothers aNe 12:24
[37] aNe 2:14 bNe 3:15 cNe 3:26

38aThe second° Ichoir° proceeded° to the IIleft°, while I followed° them with half° of the people° on the wall°, babove°° the Tower° of Furnaces°, to cthe Broad° Wall°, 39 and above°° athe Gate° of Ephraim°, by bthe Old° Gate°, by the cFish° Gate°, dthe Tower° of Hananel° and the Tower° of the Hundred°, as far° as the Sheep° Gate°; and they stopped° at ethe Gate° of the Guard°. 40 Then the two° choirs° took° their stand° in the house° of God°. So did I and half° of the officials° with me; 41 and the priests°, Eliakim°, Maaseiah°, Miniamin°, Micaiah°, Elioenai°, Zechariah° and Hananiah°, with the trumpets°; 42 and Maaseiah°, Shemaiah°, Eleazar°, Uzzi°, Jehohanan°, Malchijah°, Elam° and Ezer°. And the singers° Isang°, with Jezrahiah° [their] leader°, 43 and on that day° they offered° great° sacrifices° and rejoiced° because° aGod° had given° them great° joy°, even° the women° and children° rejoiced°, so that the joy° of Jerusalem° was heard° from afar°.

[38] ILit thanksgiving choir IILit front aNe 12:31 bNe 3:11 cNe 3:8
[39] aNe 8:16 bNe 3:6 cNe 3:3 dNe 3:1 eNe 3:25
[42] ILit caused their voices to be heard
[43] aPs 9:2; 92:4

44 ¶ On that day° amen° were also appointed° over° the chambers° for the stores°, the contributions°, the first° fruits° and the tithes°, to gather° into them from the fields° of the cities° the portions° required by the law° for the priests° and Levites°; for Judah° rejoiced° over° the priests° and Levites° who Iserved°. 45 For they performed° the Iworship° of their God° and the service° of purification°, together with the singers° and the gatekeepers° ain accordance with the command° of David° [and] of his son° Solomon°. 46 For in the days° of David° and aAsaph°, in ancient° times°, [there were] Ibleaders° of the singers°, songs° of praise° and hymns° of thanksgiving° to God°. 47 So all° Israel° in the days° of Zerubbabel° and Nehemiah° gave° the portions° due the singers° and the gatekeepers° aas each° day° required°, and bset° apart° the consecrated° [portion] for the Levites°, and the Levites° set° apart° the consecrated° [portion] for the sons° of Aaron°.

[44] ILit stood aNe 13:4, 5, 12, 13
[45] ILit service a1Ch 25:1
[46] ILit heads a2Ch 29:30 b1Ch 9:33
[47] aNe 11:23 bNu 18:21


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The priests,

1 ¶ Now these² [are] the priestsº and the Levitesº that² went upºª with² Zerubbabelº the sonº of Shealtiel,º and Jeshua:º Seraiah,º Jeremiah,º Ezra,º 2 Amariah,º Malluch,º Hattush,º 3 Shechaniah,º Rehum,º Meremoth,º 4 Iddo,º Ginnetho,º Abijah,º 5 Miamin,º Maadiah,º Bilgah,º 6 Shemaiah,º and Joiarib,º Jedaiah,º 7 Sallu,º Amok,º Hilkiah,º Jedaiah.º These² [were] the chiefº of the priestsº and of their brethrenº in the daysº of Jeshua.º

[1] 1Ch 3:17; Ezr 2:1, 2; 3:8; 4:2; 5:2; Ne 7:7; 10:2; 12:10, 12; Hg 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 21; Zc 3:1; 4:6; 6:11; Mt 1:12.
[2] Ne 12:14.
[3] Ne 12:14, 15.
[4] Ne 12:16; Lk 1:5.
[5] Ne 12:17.
[6] 1Ch 9:10; Ne 11:10.
[7] 1Ch 24:18; Ezr 3:2; Ne 12:1, 20; Hg 1:1; Zc 3:1.

and the Levites, which came up with Zerubbabel.

8 Moreover the Levites:º Jeshua,º Binnui,º Kadmiel,º Sherebiah,º Judah,º [and] Mattaniah,º [which was] over² the thanksgiving,º he² and his brethren.º 9 Also Bakbukiahº and Unni,º their brethren,º [were] over against² them in the watches.º

[8] 1Ch 9:33; Ne 7:48; 9:4; 10:9; 11:17, 22; 12:24.
[9] Ps 134:1.

The succession of high priests.

10 ¶ And Jeshuaº begatºª² Joiakim,º Joiakimº also begatºª² Eliashib,º and Eliashibº begatºª² Joiada,º 11 And Joiadaº begatºª² Jonathan,º and Jonathanº begatºª² Jaddua.º 12 And in the daysº of Joiakimº were² priests,º the chiefº of the fathers:º of Seraiah,º Meraiah;º of Jeremiah,º Hananiah;º 13 Of Ezra,º Meshullam;º of Amariah,º Jehohanan;º 14 Of Melicu,º Jonathan;º of Shebaniah,º Joseph;º 15 Of Harim,º Adna;º of Meraioth,º Helkai;º 16 Of Iddo,º Zechariah;º of Ginnethon,º Meshullam;º 17 Of Abijah,º Zichri;º of Miniamin,º of Moadiah,º Piltai;º 18 Of Bilgah,º Shammua;º of Shemaiah,º Jehonathan;º 19 And of Joiarib,º Mattenai;º of Jedaiah,º Uzzi;º 20 Of Sallai,º Kallai;º of Amok,º Eber;º 21 Of Hilkiah,º Hashabiah;º of Jedaiah,º Nethaneel.º

[10] 1Ch 6:3; Ne 3:1; 12:26; 13:4, 7, 28.
[11] Ne 12:11.
[12] 1Ch 9:33; 15:12; 24:6; Ne 12:1, 22.
[14] Ne 12:2, 3.
[15] Ne 12:3.
[16] Ne 12:4.
[17] Ne 12:5.
[18] Ne 12:6.
[20] Ne 12:7.

Certain chief Levites.

22 ¶ The Levitesº in the daysº of Eliashib,º Joiada,º and Johanan,º and Jaddua,º [were] recordedºª chiefº of the fathers:º also the priests,º to² the reignº of Dariusº the Persian.º 23 The sonsº of Levi,º the chiefº of the fathers,º [were] writtenºª in² the bookº of the chronicles,º even until² the daysº of Johananº the sonº of Eliashib.º 24 And the chiefº of the Levites:º Hashabiah,º Sherebiah,º and Jeshuaº the sonº of Kadmiel,º with their brethrenº over against² them, to praiseºª [and] to give thanks,ºª according to the commandmentº of Davidº the manº of God,º wardº over againstº ward.º 25 Mattaniah,º and Bakbukiah,º Obadiah,º Meshullam,º Talmon,º Akkub,º [were] portersº keepingºª the wardº at the thresholdsº of the gates.º 26 These² [were] in the daysº of Joiakimº the sonº of Jeshua,º the sonº of Jozadak,º and in the daysº of Nehemiahº the governor,º and of Ezraº the priest,º the scribe.ºª

[22] Ne 12:10, 12.
[23] 1Ch 9:14.
[24] Dt 33:1; Jsh 14:6; 1K 17:24; 1Ch 23:1; 25:1; 2Ch 8:14; Ezr 3:10; Ne 8:7; 9:4; 10:9; 12:8, 9; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17.
[25] 1Ch 9:14; 23:32; 26:12; Ne 11:17; 12:8; Is 21:8.
[26] Ezr 7:6, 11; Ne 8:9; 12:10.

The solemnity of the dedication of the walls.

27 ¶ And at the dedicationº of the wallº of Jerusalemº they soughtºª² the Levitesº out of all²² their places,º to bringºª them to Jerusalem,º to keepºª the dedicationº with gladness,º both with thanksgivings,º and with singing,º [with] cymbals,º psalteries,º and with harps.º 28 And the sonsº of the singersºª gathered themselves together,ºª both out of² the plain countryº round aboutº Jerusalem,º and from² the villagesº of Netophathi;º 29 Also from the houseº² of Gilgal,ºª¹ and out of the fieldsº² of Gebaº and Azmaveth:º for² the singersºª had buildedºª them villagesº round aboutº Jerusalem.º 30 And the priestsº and the Levitesº purified¹ª themselves,² and purifiedºª² the people,º and the gates,º and the wall.º 31 Then I brought upºª² the princesº of Judahº upon²² the wall,º and appointedºª twoº greatº [companies of them that gave] thanks,º [whereof one]² went¹² on the right handº upon²² the wallº toward the dungº gate:º 32 And afterº them went¹ª² Hoshaiah,º and halfº of the princesº of Judah,º 33 And Azariah,º Ezra,º and Meshullam,º 34 Judah,º and Benjamin,º and Shemaiah,º and Jeremiah,º 35 And [certain] of the priests'¹ sonsº²² with trumpets;º [namely], Zechariahº the sonº of Jonathan,º the sonº of Shemaiah,º the sonº of Mattaniah,º the sonº of Michaiah,º the sonº of Zaccur,º the sonº of Asaph:º 36 And his brethren,º Shemaiah,º and Azarael,º Milalai,º Gilalai,º Maai,º Nethaneel,º and Judah,º Hanani,º with the musicalº instrumentsº of Davidº the manº of God,º and Ezraº the scribeºª beforeº them. 37 And at² the fountainº gate,º which was over against² them, they went upºª by² the stairsº of the cityº of David,º at the going upº of the wall,º above²² the houseº of David,º even unto² the waterº gateº eastward.º 38 And the otherº [company of them that gave] thanksº wentºª over againstº [them], and I² afterº them, and the halfº of the peopleº upon²² the wall,º from beyond²² the towerº of the furnacesº even unto² the broadº wall;º 39 And from above²² the gateº of Ephraim,º and above² the oldº gate,º and above² the fishº gate,º and the towerº of Hananeel,º and the towerº of Meah,º even unto² the sheepº gate:º and they stood stillºª in the prisonº gate.º 40 So stoodºª the twoº [companies of them that gave] thanksº in the houseº of God,º and I,² and the halfº of the rulersº with² me: 41 And the priests;º Eliakim,º Maaseiah,º Miniamin,º Michaiah,º Elioenai,º Zechariah,º [and] Hananiah,º with trumpets;º 42 And Maaseiah,º and Shemaiah,º and Eleazar,º and Uzzi,º and Jehohanan,º and Malchijah,º and Elam,º and Ezer.º And the singersºª sang loud,ºª with Jezrahiahº [their] overseer.º 43 Also that² dayº they offeredºª greatº sacrifices,º and rejoiced:ºª for² Godº had made them rejoiceºª with greatº joy:º the wivesº also² and the childrenº rejoiced:ºª so that the joyº of Jerusalemº was heardºª even afar off.º²

[27] Dt 16:11; 20:5; 2S 6:12; 1Ch 13:8; 15:4, 12, 16, 28; 16:5, 42; 23:5; 25:1, 6; 26:31; 2Ch 5:13; 7:6; 29:4, 30; Ezr 3:10; 6:16; 8:15; Ne 8:17; 11:20; Ps 30:1; 81:1; 92:1; 98:4; 100:1; 149:3; 150:2; Php 4:4; Rv 5:8.
[28] 1Ch 2:54; 9:16; Ne 6:2.
[29] Dt 11:30; Jsh 5:9; 10:43; 21:17; 1Ch 6:60; Ezr 2:24; Ne 11:31.
[30] Gn 35:2; Ex 19:10, 15; Nu 19:2; 2Ch 29:5, 34; Ezr 6:21; Jb 1:5; He 5:1, 3.
[31] 1Ch 13:1; 28:1; 2Ch 5:2; Ne 2:13; 3:13; 12:38, 40.
[33] Ne 10:2.
[35] Nu 10:2; Jsh 6:4; 1Ch 6:39; 25:2; 26:10; 2Ch 5:12; 13:12; Ne 11:17.
[36] 1Ch 23:5; 2Ch 8:14; Ezr 7:1; 8:1; Ne 12:24; Am 6:5.
[37] 2S 5:7; Ne 2:14; 3:15, 26; 8:1, 3, 16.
[38] Ne 3:8, 11; 12:31.
[39] 2K 14:13; Ne 3:1, 3, 6, 25, 31, 32; 8:16; Jr 31:38; 32:2; Zp 1:10; Jn 5:2.
[40] Ne 12:31; Ps 42:4; 47:6; 134:1.
[41] Ne 12:35.
[42] Ne 11:14; Ps 81:1; 95:1; 98:4; 100:1; Is 12:5.
[43] Ex 15:20; Nu 10:10; Dt 12:11; 1S 4:5; 1Ch 29:21; 2Ch 7:5, 10; 20:13, 27; 29:35; Ezr 3:13; Jb 34:29; Ps 27:6; 28:7; 30:11; 92:4; 148:11; Is 61:3; 66:10; Jr 31:13; 33:11; Mt 21:9, 15; Jn 16:22; Ep 5:19; Jm 5:13.

The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the Temple.

44 ¶ And at that² timeº were some¹² appointedºª over² the chambersº for the treasures,º for the offerings,º for the firstfruits,º and for the tithes,º to gatherºª into them out of the fieldsº of the citiesº the portionsº of the lawº for the priestsº and Levites:º for² Judahº rejoicedº for² the priestsº and for² the Levitesº that waited.ºª 45 And both the singersºª and the portersº keptºª the wardº of their God,º and the wardº of the purification,º according to the commandmentº of David,º [and] of Solomonº his son.º 46 For² in the daysº of Davidº and Asaphº of oldº² [there were] chiefº of the singers,ºª and songsº of praiseº and thanksgivingºª unto God.º 47 And all² Israelº in the daysº of Zerubbabel,º and in the daysº of Nehemiah,º gaveºª the portionsº of the singersºª and the porters,º every dayº his portion:º and they sanctifiedºª [holy things] unto the Levites;º and the Levitesº sanctifiedºª [them] unto the childrenº of Aaron.º

[44] Nu 3:10; 8:24; 1Ch 9:26; 23:28; 26:21; 2Ch 5:11; 13:11; 31:11; Ne 10:37; 13:5, 12; Pv 8:34; Is 40:31; Ro 12:7.
[45] 1Ch 23:28; 25:1; 2Ch 23:6.
[46] 1Ch 25:1; 2Ch 29:30; Ps 73:1; 83:1.
[47] Nu 18:21; 2Ch 31:5; Ne 10:35; 12:1, 12, 26; 13:10; Mal 3:8; Ga 6:6.


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