Now these are the priests and the Levites
that went up
with Zerubbabel
the son
of Shealtiel
, and Jeshua
: Seraiah
, Jeremiah
, Ezra
,
Shemaiah, and Joiarib
, Jedaiah
,
Sallu, Amok
, Hilkiah
, Jedaiah
. These were the chief
of the priests
and of their brethren
in the days
of Jeshua
.
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua
, Binnui
, Kadmiel
, Sherebiah
, Judah
, and Mattaniah
, which was over the thanksgiving
, he and his brethren
.
Also Bakbukiah and Unni
, their brethren
, were over against them in the watches
.
And Jeshua begat
Joiakim
, Joiakim
also begat
Eliashib
, and Eliashib
begat
Joiada
,
And Joiada begat
Jonathan
, and Jonathan
begat
Jaddua
.
And in the days of Joiakim
were priests
, the chief
of the fathers
: of Seraiah
, Meraiah
; of Jeremiah
, Hananiah
;
Of Ezra, Meshullam
; of Amariah
, Jehohanan
;
Of Melicu, Jonathan
; of Shebaniah
, Joseph
;
Of Harim, Adna
; of Meraioth
, Helkai
;
Of Iddo, Zechariah
; of Ginnethon
, Meshullam
;
Of Abijah, Zichri
; of Miniamin
, of Moadiah
, Piltai
;
Of Bilgah, Shammua
; of Shemaiah
, Jehonathan
;
And of Joiarib, Mattenai
; of Jedaiah
, Uzzi
;
Of Sallai, Kallai
; of Amok
, Eber
;
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah
; of Jedaiah
, Nethaneel
.
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 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
.
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, and Bakbukiah
, Obadiah
, Meshullam
, Talmon
, Akkub
, were porters
keeping
the ward
at the thresholds
of the gates
.
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
.
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
.
And the sons of the singers
gathered themselves together
, both out of the plain country
round about
Jerusalem
, and from the villages
of Netophathi
;
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
.
And the priests and the Levites
purified
themselves, and purified
the people
, and the gates
, and the wall
.
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
:
And after them went
Hoshaiah
, and half
of the princes
of Judah
,
And Azariah, Ezra
, and Meshullam
,
Judah, and Benjamin
, and Shemaiah
, and Jeremiah
,
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 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.
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
.
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
;
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
.
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
, Michaiah
, Elioenai
, Zechariah
, and Hananiah
, with trumpets
;
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
of old
there were chief
of the singers
, and songs
of praise
and thanksgiving
unto God
.
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
.