Now these are athe priests
and the Levites
who
came
up with Zerubbabel
the son
of Shealtiel
, and Jeshua
: Seraiah
, Jeremiah
, Ezra
,
Shemaiah and Joiarib
, Jedaiah
,
Sallu, Amok
, Hilkiah
and Jedaiah
. These
were the heads
of the priests
and their 1kinsmen
in the days
of Jeshua
.
The Levites were Jeshua
, Binnui
, Kadmiel
, Sherebiah
, Judah
, and Mattaniah
who was 1in charge
of the songs
of thanksgiving
, he and his brothers
.
Also Bakbukiah and Unni
, their brothers
, stood opposite
them ain their service
divisions
.
Jeshua 1became
the father
of Joiakim
, and Joiakim
1became
the father
of Eliashib
, and Eliashib
1became
the father of Joiada
,
and Joiada became
the father
of Jonathan
, and Jonathan
became
the father
of Jaddua
.
Now in the days of Joiakim
, the priests
, the heads
of fathers'
households were: of Seraiah
, Meraiah
; of Jeremiah
, Hananiah
;
of Ezra, Meshullam
; of Amariah
, Jehohanan
;
of 1Malluchi, 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
;
of Joiarib, Mattenai
; of Jedaiah
, Uzzi
;
of Sallai, Kallai
; of Amok
, Eber
;
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah
; of Jedaiah
, Nethanel
.
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
.
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
.
The heads of the Levites
were Hashabiah
, Sherebiah
and Jeshua
the son
of Kadmiel
, with their brothers
opposite
them, ato praise
and give
thanks
, 1as prescribed
by David
the man
of God
, bdivision
corresponding
to division
.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah
, Obadiah
, Meshullam
, Talmon
and Akkub
were gatekeepers
keeping
watch
at athe storehouses
of the gates
.
These served in the days
of Joiakim
the son
of Jeshua
, the son
of Jozadak
, and in the days
of aNehemiah
the governor
and of Ezra
the priest
and scribe
.
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
ato the accompaniment of cymbals
, harps
and lyres
.
So the sons of the singers
were assembled
from the district
around
Jerusalem
, and from athe villages
of the Netophathites
,
from Beth-gilgal and from their fields
in Geba
and Azmaveth
, for the singers
had built
themselves villages
around
Jerusalem
.
The priests and the Levites
apurified
themselves; they also purified
the people
, the gates
and the wall
.
Then I had the leaders of Judah
come
up on top
of the wall
, and I appointed
two
great
1choirs
, 2 athe first proceeding
to the right
on top
of the wall
toward bthe Refuse
Gate
.
Hoshaiah and half
of the leaders
of Judah
followed
them,
with Azariah, Ezra
, Meshullam
,
Judah, Benjamin
, Shemaiah
, Jeremiah
,
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
,
and his 1kinsmen, Shemaiah
, Azarel
, Milalai
, Gilalai
, Maai
, Nethanel
, Judah
and Hanani
, awith the musical
instruments
of David
the man
of God
. And Ezra
the scribe
went before
them.
At athe Fountain Gate
they went
directly
up bthe steps
of the city
of David
by the stairway
of the wall
above
the house
of David
to cthe Water
Gate
on the east
.
aThe second 1choir
proceeded
to the 2left
, while I followed
them with half
of the people
on the wall
, babove
the Tower
of Furnaces
, to cthe Broad
Wall
,
and above athe Gate
of Ephraim
, by bthe Old
Gate
, by the cFish
Gate
, dthe Tower
of Hananel
and the Tower
of the Hundred
, as far
as the Sheep
Gate
; and they stopped
at ethe Gate
of the Guard
.
Then the two choirs
took
their stand
in the house
of God
. So did I and half
of the officials
with me;
and the priests, Eliakim
, Maaseiah
, Miniamin
, Micaiah
, Elioenai
, Zechariah
and Hananiah
, with the trumpets
;
and Maaseiah, Shemaiah
, Eleazar
, Uzzi
, Jehohanan
, Malchijah
, Elam
and Ezer
. And the singers
1sang
, with Jezrahiah
their leader
,
and on that day they offered
great
sacrifices
and rejoiced
because
aGod
had given
them great
joy
, even
the women
and children
rejoiced
, so that the joy
of Jerusalem
was heard
from afar
.
On that day amen
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 1served
.
For they performed the 1worship
of their God
and the service
of purification
, together with the singers
and the gatekeepers
ain accordance with the command
of David
and of his son
Solomon
.
For in the days of David
and aAsaph
, in ancient
times
, there were 1 bleaders
of the singers
, songs
of praise
and hymns
of thanksgiving
to God
.
So all Israel
in the days
of Zerubbabel
and Nehemiah
gave
the portions
due the singers
and the gatekeepers
aas each
day
required
, and bset
apart
the consecrated
portion for the Levites
, and the Levites
set
apart
the consecrated
portion for the sons
of Aaron
.