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The Priests and Levites

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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The Priests and Levites who Returned

Now 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, [a]Malluch, Hattush,

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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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[b]Shechaniah, [c]Rehum, [d]Meremoth,

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Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Iddo, [e]Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

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[f]Mijamin, [g]Maadiah, Bilgah,

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Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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[h]Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah.
These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

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

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Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren.

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Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

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Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties.

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Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

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Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada,

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The Succession of High Priests

And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

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Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

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And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

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

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And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: 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 [i]Melichu, Jonathan; of [j]Shebaniah, Joseph;

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Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

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of [k]Harim, Adna; of [l]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; the son of [m]Minjamin; of [n]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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And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

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of [o]Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

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During the reign of Darius the Persian, a record was also kept of the Levites and priests who had been heads of their fathers’ houses in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua.

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The Chief Levites

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

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The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers’ houses until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib, were written in the book of the chronicles.

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

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And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to praise and give thanks, group[p] alternating with group, according to the command of David the man of God.

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And the chief of the 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 keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates.

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

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These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of [q]Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

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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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Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall

Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.

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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 keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

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And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

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from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.

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Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

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Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

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

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So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward the Refuse Gate.

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Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

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After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah,

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

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and 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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and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets — Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

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And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

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and his brethren, 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 brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, 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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By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward.

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And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

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The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the Ovens as far as the Broad Wall,

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And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;

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and above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of [r]the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.

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And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

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So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me;

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So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

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and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, [s]Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

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

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also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers [t]sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.

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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, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

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

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

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Temple Responsibilities

And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [u]ministered.

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Provisions for Temple Worship

And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

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Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, according to the command of David and Solomon his son.

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And both the singers and the porters 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 in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

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In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for each day. They also [v]consecrated holy things for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the children 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 porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.

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