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,58302 Amariah,568 Malluch,4409{Or, Melicu} Hattush,24073 Shechaniah,7935{Or, Shebaniah} Rehum,7348{Or, Harim} Meremoth,4822{Or, Meraioth}4 Iddo,5714 Ginnetho,1599{Or, Ginnethon} Abijah,295 Miamin,4326{Or, Miniamin} Maadiah,4573{Or, Moadiah} Bilgah,10836 Shemaiah,8098 and Joiarib,3114 Jedaiah,30487 Sallu,5543{Or, Sallai} Amok,5987 Hilkiah,2518 Jedaiah.3048 These were the chief7218 of the priests3548 and of their brethren251 in the days3117 of Jeshua.34428 Moreover the Levites:3881 Jeshua,3442 Binnui,1131 Kadmiel,6934 Sherebiah,8274 Judah,3063and Mattaniah,4983whichwas over the thanksgiving,1960{That is, the Psalms of thanksgiving} he and his brethren.2519 Also Bakbukiah1229 and Unni,6042 their brethren,251were over against them in the watches.4931
Nehemiah 12:10 And Jeshua3442 begat3205 Joiakim,3113 Joiakim3113 also begat3205 Eliashib,475 and Eliashib475 begat3205 Joiada,311111 And Joiada3111 begat3205 Jonathan,3129 and Jonathan3129 begat3205 Jaddua.303712 And in the days3117 of Joiakim3113 were priests,3548 the chief7218 of the fathers:1 of Seraiah,8304 Meraiah;4811 of Jeremiah,3414 Hananiah;260813 Of Ezra,5830 Meshullam;4918 of Amariah,568 Jehohanan;307614 Of Melicu,4409 Jonathan;3129 of Shebaniah,7645 Joseph;313015 Of Harim,2766 Adna;5733 of Meraioth,4812 Helkai;251716 Of Iddo,5714 Zechariah;2148 of Ginnethon,1599 Meshullam;491817 Of Abijah,29 Zichri;2147 of Miniamin,4509 of Moadiah,4153 Piltai;640818 Of Bilgah,1083 Shammua;8051 of Shemaiah,8098 Jehonathan;308319 And of Joiarib,3114 Mattenai;4982 of Jedaiah,3048 Uzzi;581320 Of Sallai,5543 Kallai;7040 of Amok,5987 Eber;567721 Of Hilkiah,2518 Hashabiah;2811 of Jedaiah,3048 Nethaneel.5417
Nehemiah 12:22 The Levites3881 in the days3117 of Eliashib,475 Joiada,3111 and Johanan,3110 and Jaddua,3037were recorded3789 chief7218 of the fathers:1 also the priests,3548 to the reign4438 of Darius1867 the Persian.654223 The sons1121 of Levi,3878 the chief7218 of the fathers,1were written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles,1697 even until the days3117 of Johanan3110 the son1121 of Eliashib.47524 And the chief7218 of the Levites:3881 Hashabiah,2811 Sherebiah,8274 and Jeshua3442 the son1121 of Kadmiel,6934 with their brethren251 over against them, to praise1984and to give thanks,3034 according to the commandment4687 of David1732 the man376 of God,430 ward4929 over against5980 ward.492925 Mattaniah,4983 and Bakbukiah,1229 Obadiah,5662 Meshullam,4918 Talmon,2929 Akkub,6126were porters7778 keeping8104 the ward4929 at the thresholds624{Or, treasuries, or assemblies} of the gates.817926 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 priest,3548 the scribe.5608
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,7892with cymbals,4700 psalteries,5035 and with harps.365828 And the sons1121 of the singers7891 gathered themselves together,622 both out of the plain country3603 round about5439 Jerusalem,3389 and from the villages2691 of Netophathi;520029 Also from the house1004 of Gilgal,15371019 and out of the fields7704 of Geba1387 and Azmaveth:5820 for the singers7891 had builded1129 them villages2691 round about5439 Jerusalem.338930 And the priests3548 and the Levites3881 purified2891 themselves, and purified2891 the people,5971 and the gates,8179 and the wall.234631 Then I brought up5927 the princes8269 of Judah3063 upon the wall,2346 and appointed5975 two8147 great1419companiesofthemthatgave thanks,8426whereofone went8418 on the right hand3225 upon the wall2346 toward the dung830 gate:817932 And after310 them went3212 Hoshaiah,1955 and half2677 of the princes8269 of Judah,306333 And Azariah,5838 Ezra,5830 and Meshullam,491834 Judah,3063 and Benjamin,1144 and Shemaiah,8098 and Jeremiah,341435 And certain of the priests'3548 sons1121 with trumpets;2689namely, Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jonathan,3129 the son1121 of Shemaiah,8098 the son1121 of Mattaniah,4983 the son1121 of Michaiah,4320 the son1121 of Zaccur,2139 the son1121 of Asaph:62336 And his brethren,251 Shemaiah,8098 and Azarael,5832 Milalai,4450 Gilalai,1562 Maai,4597 Nethaneel,5417 and Judah,3063 Hanani,2607 with the musical7892 instruments3627 of David1732 the man376 of God,430 and Ezra5830 the scribe5608 before6440 them.
37 And at the fountain5869 gate,8179 which was over against them, they went up5927 by the stairs4609 of the city5892 of David,1732 at the going up4608 of the wall,2346 above the house1004 of David,1732 even unto the water4325 gate8179 eastward.421738 And the other8145companyofthemthatgave thanks8426 went1980 over against4136them, and I after310 them, and the half2677 of the people5971 upon the wall,2346 from beyond the tower4026 of the furnaces8574 even unto the broad7342 wall;234639 And from above the gate8179 of Ephraim,669 and above the old3465 gate,8179 and above the fish1709 gate,8179 and the tower4026 of Hananeel,2606 and the tower4026 of Meah,3968 even unto the sheep6629 gate:8179 and they stood still5975 in the prison4307 gate.817940 So stood5975 the two8147companiesofthemthatgave thanks8426 in the house1004 of God,430 and I, and the half2677 of the rulers5461 with me:
41 And the priests;3548 Eliakim,471 Maaseiah,4641 Miniamin,4509 Michaiah,4320 Elioenai,454 Zechariah,2148and Hananiah,2608 with trumpets;268942 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{Heb. made their voice to be heard} with Jezrahiah3156their overseer.649643 Also that day3117 they offered2076 great1419 sacrifices,2077 and rejoiced:8055 for God430 had made them rejoice8055 with great1419 joy:8057 the wives802 also and the children3206 rejoiced:8055 so that the joy8057 of Jerusalem3389 was heard8085 even afar off.7350
Nehemiah 12:44 And at that time3117 were some582 appointed6485 over the chambers5393 for the treasures,214 for the offerings,8641 for the firstfruits,7225 and for the tithes,4643 to gather3664 into them out of the fields7704 of the cities5892 the portions4521 of the law8451{that is, appointed by the law} for the priests3548 and Levites:3881 for Judah3063{Heb. for the joy of Judah} rejoiced8057 for the priests3548 and for the Levites3881 that waited.5975{Heb. that stood}45 And both the singers7891 and the porters7778 kept8104 the ward4931 of their God,430 and the ward4931 of the purification,2893 according to the commandment4687 of David,1732and of Solomon8010 his son.112146 For in the days3117 of David1732 and Asaph623 of old6924therewere chief7218 of the singers,7891 and songs7892 of praise8416 and thanksgiving3034 unto God.43047 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 every day3117 his portion:1697 and they sanctified6942{that is, set apart}holythings unto the Levites;3881 and the Levites3881 sanctified6942them unto the children1121 of Aaron.175