Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests3548 and the Levites3881 that went up5927 with Zerubbabel2216 the son1121 of Shealtiel,7597 and Jeshua:3442 Seraiah,8304 Jeremiah,3414 Ezra,5830 cr 2 Amariah,568 Malluch,4409 Hattush,2407 cr 3 Shecaniah,7935 Rehum,7348 Meremoth,4822 cr 4 Iddo,5714 Ginnethoi,1599 Abijah,29 cr 5 Mijamin,4326 Maadiah,4573 Bilgah,1083 cr 6 Shemaiah,8098 and Joiarib,3114 Jedaiah.3048 cr 7 Sallu,5543 Amok,5987 Hilkiah,2518 Jedaiah.3048 These were the chiefs7218 of the priests3548 and of their brethren251 in the days3117 of Jeshua.3442 cr

Nehemiah 12:8 Moreover the Levites:3881 Jeshua,3442 Binnui,1131 Kadmiel,6934 Sherebiah,8274 Judah,3063 and Mattaniah,4983 who was over the{Or, the choirs} thanksgiving,1960 he and his brethren.251 cr 9 Also Bakbukiah1229 and Unno,6042 their brethren,251 were over against them according to their offices.4931 cr 10 And Jeshua3442 begat3205 Joiakim,3113 and Joiakim3113 begat3205 Eliashib,475 and Eliashib475 begat3205 Joiada,3111 cr 11 and Joiada3111 begat3205 Jonathan,3129 and Jonathan3129 begat3205 Jaddua.3037 cr

Nehemiah 12:12 And in the days3117 of Joiakim3113 were priests,3548 heads7218 of fathers'1 houses: of Seraiah,8304 Meraiah;4811 of Jeremiah,3414 Hananiah;2608 cr 13 of Ezra,5830 Meshullam;4918 of Amariah,568 Jehohanan;3076 cr 14 of Malluchi,4409{Another reading is, Melicu.} Jonathan;3129 of Shebaniah,7645 Joseph;3130 cr 15 of Harim,2766 Adna;5733 of Meraioth,4812 Helkai;2517 cr 16 of Iddo,5714 Zechariah;2148 of Ginnethon,1599 Meshullam;4918 cr 17 of Abijah,29 Zichri;2147 of Miniamin,4509 of Moadiah,4153 Piltai;6408 cr 18 of Bilgah,1083 Shammua;8051 of Shemaiah,8098 Jehonathan;3083 cr 19 and of Joiarib,3114 Mattenai;4982 of Jedaiah,3048 Uzzi;5813 cr 20 of Sallai,5543 Kallai;7040 of Amok,5987 Eber;5677 cr 21 of Hilkiah,2518 Hashabiah;2811 of Jedaiah,3048 Nethanel.5417 cr

Nehemiah 12:22 As for the Levites,3881 in the days3117 of Eliashib,475 Joiada,3111 and Johanan,3110 and Jaddua,3037 there were recorded3789 the heads7218 of fathers'1 houses; also the priests,3548 in{Or, to} the reign4438 of Darius1867 the Persian.6542 cr 23 The sons1121 of Levi,3878 heads7218 of fathers'1 houses, were written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles,1697 even until the days3117 of Johanan3110 the son1121 of Eliashib.475 cr 24 And the chiefs7218 of the Levites:3881 Hashabiah,2811 Sherebiah,8274 and Jeshua3442 the son1121 of Kadmiel,6934 with their brethren251 over against them, to praise1984 and give thanks,3034 according to the commandment4687 of David1732 the man376 of God,430 watch4929 next5980 to watch.4929 cr 25 Mattaniah,4983 and Bakbukiah,1229 Obadiah,5662 Meshullam,4918 Talmon,2929 Akkub,6126 were porters7778 keeping8104 the watch4929 at the store-houses624 of the gates.8179 cr 26 These were in the days3117 of Joiakim3113 the son1121 of Jeshua,3442 the son1121 of Jozadak,3136 and in the days3117 of Nehemiah5166 the governor,6346 and of Ezra5830 the priest3548 the scribe.5608 cr

Nehemiah 12:27 And at the dedication2598 of the wall2346 of Jerusalem3389 they sought1245 the Levites3881 out of all their places,4725 to bring935 them to Jerusalem,3389 to keep6213 the dedication2598 with gladness,8057 both with thanksgivings,8426 and with singing,7892 with cymbals,4700 psalteries,5035 and with harps.3658 cr 28 And the sons1121 of the singers7891 gathered themselves together,622 both out of the plain3603{Or, Circuit} round about5439 Jerusalem,3389 and from the villages2691 of the Netophathites;5200 cr 29 also from Beth gilgal,1537 and out of the fields7704 of Geba1387 and Azmaveth:5820 for the singers7891 had builded1129 them villages2691 round about5439 Jerusalem.3389 cr 30 And the priests3548 and the Levites3881 purified2891 themselves; and they purified2891 the people,5971 and the gates,8179 and the wall.2346 cr

Nehemiah 12:31 Then I brought up5927 the princes8269 of Judah3063 upon the wall,2346 and appointed5975 two8147 great1419 companies that gave thanks8426 and went in procession; whereof one went8418 on the right hand3225 upon the wall2346 toward the dung830 gate:8179 cr 32 and after310 them went3212 Hoshaiah,1955 and half2677 of the princes8269 of Judah,3063 cr 33 and Azariah,5838 Ezra,5830 and Meshullam,4918 cr 34 Judah,3063 and Benjamin,1144 and Shemaiah,8098 and Jeremiah,3414 cr 35 and certain of the priests'3548 sons1121 with trumpets:2689 Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jonathan,3129 the son1121 of Shemaiah,8098 the son1121 of Mattaniah,4983 the son1121 of Micaiah,4320 the son1121 of Zaccur,2139 the son1121 of Asaph;623 cr 36 and his brethren,251 Shemaiah,8098 and Azarel,5832 Milalai,4450 Gilalai,1562 Maai,4597 Nethanel,5417 and Judah,3063 Hanani,2607 with the musical7892 instruments3627 of David1732 the man376 of God;430 and Ezra5830 the scribe5608 was before them.6440 cr 37 And by the fountain5869 gate,8179 and straight before them, they went up5927 by the stairs4609 of the city5892 of David,1732 at the ascent4608 of the wall,2346 above the house1004 of David,1732 even unto the water4325 gate8179 eastward.4217 cr

Nehemiah 12:38 And the other8145 company of them that gave thanks8426 went1980 to meet4136 them, and I after310 them, with the half2677 of the people,5971 upon the wall,2346 above the tower4026 of the furnaces,8574 even unto the broad7342 wall,2346 cr 39 and above the gate8179 of Ephraim,669 and by the old3465 gate,8179 and by the fish1709 gate,8179 and the tower4026 of Hananel,2606 and the tower4026 of Hammeah,3968{Or, The hundred} even unto the sheep6629 gate:8179 and they stood still5975 in the gate8179 of the guard.4307 cr 40 So stood5975 the two8147 companies of them that gave thanks8426 in the house1004 of God,430 and I, and the half2677 of the rulers{Or, deputies} with me;5461 cr 41 and the priests,3548 Eliakim,471 Maaseiah,4641 Miniamin,4509 Micaiah,4320 Elioenai,454 Zechariah,2148 and Hananiah,2608 with trumpets;2689 cr 42 and Maaseiah,4641 and Shemaiah,8098 and Eleazar,499 and Uzzi,5813 and Jehohanan,3076 and Malchijah,4441 and Elam,5867 and Ezer.5829 And the singers7891 sang loud,8085 with Jezrahiah3156 their overseer.6496 cr 43 And they offered2076 great1419 sacrifices2077 that day,3117 and rejoiced;8055 for God430 had made them rejoice8055 with great1419 joy;8057 and the women802 also and the children3206 rejoiced:8055 so that the joy8057 of Jerusalem3389 was heard8085 even afar off.7350 cr

Nehemiah 12:44 And on that day3117 were men582 appointed6485 over the chambers5393 for the treasures,214 for the heave-offerings,8641 for the first-fruits,7225 and for the tithes,4643 to gather3664 into them, according to the fields7704 of the cities,5892 the portions4521 appointed{Hebrew of the law.} by the law8451 for the priests3548 and Levites:3881 for Judah3063 rejoiced8057 for the priests3548 and for the Levites3881 that waited.5975{Hebrew stood.} cr 45 And they kept8104 the charge4931 of their God,430 and the charge4931 of the purification,2893 and so did the singers7891 and the porters,7778 according to the commandment4687 of David,1732 and of Solomon8010 his son.1121 cr 46 For in the days3117 of David1732 and Asaph623 of old6924 there{Another reading is, there were chiefs.} was a chief7218 of the singers,7891 and songs7892 of praise8416 and thanksgiving3034 unto God.430 cr 47 And all Israel3478 in the days3117 of Zerubbabel,2216 and in the days3117 of Nehemiah,5166 gave5414 the portions4521 of the singers7891 and the porters,7778 as every day3117 required:1697 and they set apart6942 that which was for the Levites;3881 and the Levites3881 set apart6942 that which was for the sons1121 of Aaron.175 cr