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Priests and Levites

These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

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Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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Shemaiah and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.

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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

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The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

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And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service.

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Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, stood opposite them in their service divisions.

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And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,

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Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,

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Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

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and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.

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And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

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Now in the days of Joiakim, the priests, the heads of fathers’ households were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

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of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

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of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

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of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers’ houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.

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The Chief Levites

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.

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As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers’ houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

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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.

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And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.

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The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.

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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.

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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates.

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These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra, the priest and scribe.

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These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.

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Dedication of the Wall

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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Dedication of the Wall

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 to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

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And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;

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So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

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also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.

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from Beth-gilgal and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.

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And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.

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The priests and the Levites purified themselves; they also purified the people, the gates and the wall.

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Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate.

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Procedures for the Temple

Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall, and I appointed two great choirs, the first proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward the Refuse Gate.

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And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah,

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Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,

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and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

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with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

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and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;

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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,

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and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.

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and his kinsmen, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.

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At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

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At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

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The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,

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The second choir proceeded to the left, while I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of Furnaces, to the Broad Wall,

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and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah,a and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.

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and above the Gate of Ephraim, by the Old Gate, by the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

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So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

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Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

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and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

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and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah, with the trumpets;

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and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.

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and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam and Ezer. And the singers sang, with Jezrahiah their leader,

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And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

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and on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy, even the women and children rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

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Service at the Temple

On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.

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On that day men 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 served.

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And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.

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For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers in accordance with the command of David and of his son Solomon.

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For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songsb of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

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And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

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So all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave the portions due the singers and the gatekeepers as each day required, and set apart the consecrated portion for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the consecrated portion for the sons of Aaron.

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