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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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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, [a]Malluch, Hattush,

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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

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

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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

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Iddo, [e]Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

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[f]Mijamin, [g]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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[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 and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen 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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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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Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties.

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

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Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot 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 begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

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and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of 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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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 [i]Melichu, Jonathan; of [j]Shebaniah, Joseph;

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of Malluchi, 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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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, Nethanel.

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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

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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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 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 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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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 keeping the watch at the storerooms 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 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 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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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

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 countryside around Jerusalem, 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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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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from Beth-gilgal and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around 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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The priests and the Levites purified themselves; they also purified the people, 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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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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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, Jeremiah,

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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, 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 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 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 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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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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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 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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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, 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 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 the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers 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, [s]Minjamin, Michaiah, 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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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, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam and Ezer. And the singers sang, with Jezrahiah their leader,

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to 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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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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