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Priests and Levites

These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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The Priests and Levites who Returned

And these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,

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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Iddo, Ginnethon,a Abijah,

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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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Mijamin,b Moadiah, 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 and Jedaiah.
These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.

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Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

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The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren;

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Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.

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and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches.

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Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,

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The Succession of High Priests

And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,

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

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and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

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In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families:
of Seraiah’s family, Meraiah;
of Jeremiah’s, Hananiah;

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

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of Ezra’s, Meshullam;
of Amariah’s, Jehohanan;

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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

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of Malluk’s, Jonathan;
of Shekaniah’s,c Joseph;

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of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

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of Harim’s, Adna;
of Meremoth’s,d Helkai;

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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

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of Iddo’s, Zechariah;
of Ginnethon’s, Meshullam;

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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

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of Abijah’s, Zikri;
of Miniamin’s and of Moadiah’s, Piltai;

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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin [and] Moadiah, Piltai;

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of Bilgah’s, Shammua;
of Shemaiah’s, Jehonathan;

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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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of Joiarib’s, Mattenai;
of Jedaiah’s, Uzzi;

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and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

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of Sallu’s, Kallai;
of Amok’s, Eber;

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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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of Hilkiah’s, Hashabiah;
of Jedaiah’s, Nethanel.

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of Hilkijah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

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The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian.

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The Chief Levites

of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian.

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The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals.

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The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

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And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

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And the chief Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

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

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They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.

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These were 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, the scribe.

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Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

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Dedication of the Wall

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to hold the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, lutes and harps.

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The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem — from the villages of the Netophathites,

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And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

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from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

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also from Beth-Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves hamlets round about Jerusalem.

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When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.

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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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I had the leaders of Judah go up on top ofe the wall. I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on top off the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

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And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions, on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate.

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Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,

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

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along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

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and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

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Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

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as well as some priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph,

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and [certain] of the priests' sons with trumpets: 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 associates — Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani — with musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the teacher of the Law led the procession.

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and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe before them.

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At the Fountain Gate they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David’s palace to the Water Gate on the east.

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And at the fountain-gate, and over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate eastward.

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The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top ofg the wall, together with half the people — past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

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And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;

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over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanahh Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.

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and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still in the prison-gate.

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The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials,

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And both choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

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as well as the priests — Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets —

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

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and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah.

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and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.

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And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.

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

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At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes. From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.

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Provisions for Temple Worship

And at that time men were appointed over the chambers of the treasures for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, out of the fields of the cities, the portions assigned by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests, and over the Levites that waited.

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They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David and his son Solomon.

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And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son.

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For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.

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So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

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And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the doorkeepers, every day what was needed, and they consecrated things for the Levites; and the Levites consecrated for the children of Aaron.

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Nehemiah 12

Nehemiah 12