Nehemiah 12

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

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

Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,

KJV Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

KJV Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abiah,

KJV Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

KJV Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

Shemaiah, Ioiarib, Iedaiah,

KJV Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their associates in the days of Ieshua.

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

The Levites: Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the thanksgiving songs.

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

Bakbukiah and Unno, their associates, stood opposite them in the service watches.

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

Ieshua fathered Ioiakim, Ioiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Ioiada,

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

Ioiada fathered Ionathan, and Ionathan fathered Iaddua.

KJV And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

In the days of Ioiakim, the following served as priestly heads of ancestral houses: of Seraiah's house, Meraiah; of Jeremiah's house, Hananiah;

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

of Ezra's house, Meshullam; of Amariah's house, Iehohanan;

KJV Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

of Meliku's house, Ionathan; of Shebaniah's house, Ioseph;

KJV Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

of Harim's house, Adna; of Meraioth's house, Helkai;

KJV Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

of Iddo's house, Zechariah; of Ginnethon's house, Meshullam;

KJV Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

of Abiah's house, Zikri; of Miniamin's house; of Moadiah's house, Piltai;

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

of Bilgah's house, Shammua; of Shemaiah's house, Iehonathan;

KJV Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

of Ioiarib's house, Mattenai; of Iedaiah's house, Uzzi;

KJV And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

of Sallai's house, Kallai; of Amok's house, Eber;

KJV Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

of Hilkiah's house, Hashabiah; of Iedaiah's house, Nethanel.

KJV Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Ioiada, Iohanan, and Iaddua were recorded as heads of ancestral houses, as were the priests, down to the reign of Darius the Persian.

KJV 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.

The Levitical heads of ancestral houses were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles up to the days of Iohanan son of Eliashib.

KJV 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.

The Levitical leaders — Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Ieshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates stationed opposite them — praised and gave thanks, division responding to division, as David the man of God had commanded.

KJV 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.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub served as gatekeepers, guarding the watch at the storehouses by the gates.

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

These served in the days of Ioiakim son of Ieshua, son of Iotsadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

KJV 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.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they searched for the Levites in all their settlements and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy — with thanksgiving songs, with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

KJV 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.

The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the settlements of the Netophathites,

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

from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth — for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

KJV 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.

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

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

I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and organized two large thanksgiving processions. The first went to the right along the top of the wall toward the Dung Gate.

KJV 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;

Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed behind them,

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

along with Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

KJV And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

Iudah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

KJV Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

and some of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Ionathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mikaiah, son of Zakkur, son of Asaph,

KJV 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:

and his associates Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Iudah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe walked at their head.

KJV 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.

At the Fountain Gate they climbed straight ahead up the steps of the City of David, by the ascent of the wall, past the house of David, and on to the Water Gate on the east.

KJV 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.

The second thanksgiving procession went in the opposite direction, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens and on to the Broad Wall,

KJV 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;

past the Ephraim Gate, the Ieshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They halted at the Gate of the Guard.

KJV 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.

The two thanksgiving processions took their positions in the house of God, and so did I, along with half the officials with me,

KJV 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:

and the priests — Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Mikaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah — with trumpets,

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

and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Iehohanan, Malkiah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers raised their voices, with Izrahiah directing them.

KJV 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.

On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

KJV 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.

On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields around the towns the portions prescribed by the Law for the priests and Levites. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

KJV 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 over the priests and the Levites that waited.

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and the gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had commanded.

KJV 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.

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

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

All Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, provided the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set apart the contributions for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

KJV 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.