1These12:1–7 Neh 12:12–21 are the priests and Levites12:1 Ezr 2:1–2; 7:7 who went up with Zerubbabel12:1 Ezr 3:2 son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
8The Levites:
Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah12:8 Neh 11:17 —
he and his relatives were in charge of the songs of praise.
9Bakbukiah, Unni,12:9 Alt Hb tradition reads Unno and their relatives stood opposite them in the services.
10Jeshua fathered Joiakim,
Joiakim fathered Eliashib,
Eliashib12:10 Neh 3:20 fathered Joiada,
11Joiada fathered Jonathan,
and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.12:10–11 These men were high priests.
12In the days of Joiakim, the heads of the priestly families were
| Meraiah | of Seraiah, |
| Hananiah | of Jeremiah, |
|
13Meshullam |
of Ezra, |
| Jehohanan | of Amariah, |
|
14Jonathan |
of Malluchi, |
| Joseph | of Shebaniah, |
|
15Adna |
of Harim, |
| Helkai | of Meraioth, |
|
16Zechariah |
of Iddo, |
| Meshullam | of Ginnethon, |
|
17Zichri |
of Abijah, |
| Piltai | of Moadiah, of Miniamin, |
|
18Shammua |
of Bilgah, |
| Jehonathan | of Shemaiah, |
|
19Mattenai |
of Joiarib, |
| Uzzi | of Jedaiah, |
|
20Kallai |
of Sallai, |
| Eber | of Amok, |
|
21Hashabiah |
of Hilkiah, |
| and Nethanel | of Jedaiah. |
22In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled.
23Levi’s descendants, the family heads, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Events12:23 1Ch 9:14–22 during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24The heads of the Levites — Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them — gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.12:24 1Ch 16:4; 23:30; 2Ch 29:25
Dedication of the Wall
27At the dedication of the wall12:27 Ezr 6:16 of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.12:27 1Ch 15:16
28The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the settlements of the Netophathites,12:28 1Ch 2:54; 9:16
29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.
31Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.12:31 Neh 2:13
32Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
33along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph followed
38The second thanksgiving procession went to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens12:38 Neh 3:11 to the Broad Wall,12:38 Neh 3:8
39above the Ephraim Gate,12:39 2Kg 14:13; Neh 8:16 and by the Old Gate,12:39 Neh 3:6 the Fish Gate,12:39 Neh 3:3 the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate.12:39 Neh 3:1; Jn 5:2 They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.12:39 Neh 3:25
40The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,
41as well as the priests:
Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin,
Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah,
and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar,
Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer.
Then the singers sang, with Jezrahiah as the leader.
43On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy.12:43 Ezr 6:16–17,22 The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.12:43 Ezr 3:13
Support of the Levites’ Ministry
44On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms12:44 Neh 13:4,13 that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths.12:44 Neh 10:37–39 The legally required portions for the priests and Levites12:44 Neh 7:39–43 were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.12:44 Dt 18:8
45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers,12:45 Neh 7:44–45 as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.12:45 2Ch 8:14
46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph,12:46 2Ch 29:30 there were heads12:46 Alt Hb tradition reads there was a head of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.12:46 1Ch 9:33
47So in the days of Zerubbabel12:47 Neh 7:7; Hg 1:1 and Nehemiah,12:47 Neh 1:1; 5:14 all Israel contributed the daily portions12:47 Neh 11:23 for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions12:47 Nm 18:21 for Aaron’s descendants.
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