(KJV) Nehemiah 12¹

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⥃The Priests and Levites Who Returned

[1] Now these [are] the priests² and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel³ the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua⁴: Seraiah⁵, Jeremiah, Ezra,⁶ [2] Amariah, Malluch⁷, Hattush, [3] Shechaniah⁸, Rehum⁹, Meremoth¹⁰, [4] Iddo, Ginnetho¹¹, Abijah¹², [5] Miamin¹³, Maadiah¹⁴, Bilgah, [6] Shemaiah, and Joiarib¹⁵, Jedaiah, [7] Sallu¹⁶, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief¹⁷ of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua¹⁸. [8] Moreover the Levites: Jeshua¹⁹, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah²⁰, [which was] over the thanksgiving²¹, he and his brethren. [9] Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, [were] over against²² them in the watches.

[10] [¶]And Jeshua²³ begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib²⁴, and Eliashib begat Joiada, [11] And Joiada begat Jonathan²⁵, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. [12] And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief²⁶ of the fathers: of Seraiah²⁷, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; [13] Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; [14] Of Melicu²⁸, Jonathan; of Shebaniah²⁹, Joseph; [15] Of Harim³⁰, Adna; of Meraioth³¹, Helkai; [16] Of Iddo³², Zechariah; of Ginnethon³³, Meshullam; [17] Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin³⁴, of Moadiah³⁵, Piltai; [18] Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah³⁶, Jehonathan; [19] And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; [20] Of Sallai³⁷, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; [21] Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

[22] [¶]The Levites in the days of Eliashib³⁸, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, [were] recorded³⁹ chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. [23] The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, [were] written in the book⁴⁰ of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. [24] And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah⁴¹, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according⁴² to the commandment of David the man⁴³ of God, ward⁴⁴ over against ward. [25] Mattaniah⁴⁵, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping⁴⁶ the ward at the thresholds⁴⁷ of the gates. [26] These [were] in the days of Joiakim⁴⁸ the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah⁴⁹ the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

⥃The Dedication of the Wall

[27] And at the dedication⁵⁰ of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out⁵¹ of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness⁵², both with thanksgivings⁵³, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.⁵⁴ [28] And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain⁵⁵ country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi⁵⁶; [29] Also from the house⁵⁷ of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba⁵⁸ and Azmaveth⁵⁹: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. [30] And the priests and the Levites purified themselves⁶⁰, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. [31] Then I brought up the princes⁶¹ of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great⁶² [companies of them that gave] thanks, [whereof one] went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate⁶³: [32] And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, [33] And Azariah⁶⁴, Ezra, and Meshullam, [34] Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, [35] And [certain] of the priests’ sons with trumpets⁶⁵; [namely], Zechariah⁶⁶ the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: [36] And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments⁶⁷ of David the man of God, and Ezra⁶⁸ the scribe before them. [37] And at the fountain gate⁶⁹, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs⁷⁰ of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate⁷¹ eastward. [38] And the other⁷² [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 tower⁷³ of the furnaces even unto the broad⁷⁴ wall; [39] And from above the gate of Ephraim⁷⁵, and above the old⁷⁶ gate, and above the fish gate⁷⁷, and the tower⁷⁸ of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep⁷⁹ gate: and they stood still in the prison⁸⁰ gate. [40] 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:⁸¹ [41] And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, [and] Hananiah, with trumpets⁸²; [42] And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud⁸³, with Jezrahiah [their] overseer⁸⁴. [43] Also that day they offered⁸⁵ great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God⁸⁶ had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also⁸⁷ and the children rejoiced: so that the joy⁸⁸ of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

⥃Provisions for Temple Worship

[44] And at that time were some⁸⁹ appointed over the chambers⁹⁰ 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 law⁹¹ for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced⁹² for the priests and for the Levites that waited⁹³. [45] And both the singers⁹⁴ and the porters kept the ward⁹⁵ of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, [and] of Solomon his son. [46] For in the days of David and Asaph⁹⁶ of old [there were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. [47] And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel⁹⁷, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave⁹⁸ the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they⁹⁹ sanctified¹⁰⁰ [holy things] unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified [them] unto the children of Aaron.

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