Nehemiah 12 :: New English Translation (NET)

Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

(cf. Ezr 2:36–40 )

Neh 12:1These are the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Neh 12:2

Neh 12:2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Neh 12:3

Neh 12:3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

Neh 12:4

Neh 12:4Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,

Neh 12:5

Neh 12:5Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,

Neh 12:6

Neh 12:6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Neh 12:7

Neh 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their colleagues in the days of Jeshua.

Neh 12:8

Neh 12:8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who together with his colleagues was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

Neh 12:9

Neh 12:9Bakbukiah and Unni, their colleagues, stood opposite them in the services.

Neh 12:10

Neh 12:10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

Neh 12:11

Neh 12:11Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

Neh 12:12

Neh 12:12In the days of Joiakim, these were the priests who were leaders of the families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

Neh 12:13

Neh 12:13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

Neh 12:14

Neh 12:14of Malluch, Jonathan; of Shecaniah, Joseph;

Neh 12:15

Neh 12:15of Harim, Adna; of Meremoth, Helkai;

Neh 12:16

Neh 12:16of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

Neh 12:17

Neh 12:17of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

Neh 12:18

Neh 12:18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Neh 12:19

Neh 12:19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

Neh 12:20

Neh 12:20of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

Neh 12:21

Neh 12:21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

The Chief Levites

Neh 12:22

Neh 12:22As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua the heads of families were recorded, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.

Neh 12:23

Neh 12:23The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

Neh 12:24

Neh 12:24And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.

Neh 12:25

Neh 12:25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

Neh 12:26

Neh 12:26These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe.

Dedication of the Wall

Neh 12:27

Neh 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Neh 12:28

Neh 12:28The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

Neh 12:29

Neh 12:29and from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

Neh 12:30

Neh 12:30When the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Procedures for the Temple

Neh 12:31

Neh 12:31I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.

Neh 12:32

Neh 12:32Going after them were Hoshaiah, half the leaders of Judah,

Neh 12:33

Neh 12:33Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

Neh 12:34

Neh 12:34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

Neh 12:35

Neh 12:35some of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

Neh 12:36

Neh 12:36and his colleagues - Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani - with musical instruments of David the man of God. (Ezra the scribe led them.)

Neh 12:37

Neh 12:37They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east.

Neh 12:38

Neh 12:38The second choir was proceeding in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

Neh 12:39

Neh 12:39over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

Neh 12:40

Neh 12:40Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

Neh 12:41

Neh 12:41and the priests - Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with their trumpets -

Neh 12:42

Neh 12:42and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The choirs sang loudly under the direction of Jezrahiah.

Neh 12:43

Neh 12:43And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

Neh 12:44

Neh 12:44On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.

Neh 12:45

Neh 12:45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

Neh 12:46

Neh 12:46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

Neh 12:47

Neh 12:47So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. They also set aside the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.

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