Nehemiah 12 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

(cf. Ezr 2:36–40 )

Neh 12:1These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jeshua: Serai'ah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Neh 12:2

Neh 12:2Amari'ah, Malluch, Hattush,

Neh 12:3

Neh 12:3Shecani'ah, Rehum, Mer'emoth,

Neh 12:4

Neh 12:4Iddo, Gin'nethoi, Abi'jah,

Neh 12:5

Neh 12:5Mi'jamin, Ma-adi'ah, Bilgah,

Neh 12:6

Neh 12:6Shemai'ah, Joi'arib, Jedai'ah,

Neh 12:7

Neh 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilki'ah, Jedai'ah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Neh 12:8

Neh 12:8And the Levites: Jeshua, Bin'nui, Kad'mi-el, Sherebi'ah, Judah, and Mattani'ah, who with his brethren was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

Neh 12:9

Neh 12:9And Bakbuki'ah and Unno their brethren stood opposite them in the service.

Neh 12:10

Neh 12:10And Jeshua was the father of Joi'akim, Joi'akim the father of Eli'ashib, Eli'ashib the father of Joi'ada,

Neh 12:11

Neh 12:11Joi'ada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jad'du-a.

Neh 12:12

Neh 12:12And in the days of Joi'akim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Serai'ah, Merai'ah; of Jeremiah, Hanani'ah;

Neh 12:13

Neh 12:13of Ezra, Meshul'lam; of Amari'ah, Jehoha'nan;

Neh 12:14

Neh 12:14of Mal'luchi, Jonathan; of Shebani'ah, Joseph;

Neh 12:15

Neh 12:15of Harim, Adna; of Merai'oth, Hel'kai;

Neh 12:16

Neh 12:16of Iddo, Zechari'ah; of Gin'nethon, Meshul'lam;

Neh 12:17

Neh 12:17of Abi'jah, Zichri; of Mini'amin, of Moadi'ah, Pil'tai;

Neh 12:18

Neh 12:18of Bilgah, Sham'mu-a; of Shemai'ah, Jehon'athan;

Neh 12:19

Neh 12:19of Joi'arib, Matte'nai; of Jedai'ah, Uzzi;

Neh 12:20

Neh 12:20of Sal'lai, Kal'lai; of Amok, Eber;

Neh 12:21

Neh 12:21of Hilki'ah, Hashabi'ah; of Jedai'ah, Nethan'el.

The Chief Levites

Neh 12:22

Neh 12:22As for the Levites, in the days of Eli'ashib, Joi'ada, Joha'nan, and Jad'du-a, there were recorded the heads of fathers' houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian.

Neh 12:23

Neh 12:23The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Joha'nan the son of Eli'ashib.

Neh 12:24

Neh 12:24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabi'ah, Sherebi'ah, and Jeshua the son of Kad'mi-el, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch corresponding to watch.

Neh 12:25

Neh 12:25Mattani'ah, Bakbuki'ah, Obadi'ah, Meshul'lam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.

Neh 12:26

Neh 12:26These were in the days of Joi'akim the son of Jeshua son of Jo'zadak, and in the days of Nehemi'ah the governor and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

Dedication of the Wall

Neh 12:27

Neh 12:27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Neh 12:28

Neh 12:28And the sons of the singers gathered together from the circuit round Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netoph'athites;

Neh 12:29

Neh 12:29also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Az'maveth; for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.

Neh 12:30

Neh 12:30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.

Procedures for the Temple

Neh 12:31

Neh 12:31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies which gave thanks and went in procession. One went to the right upon the wall to the Dung Gate;

Neh 12:32

Neh 12:32and after them went Hoshai'ah and half of the princes of Judah,

Neh 12:33

Neh 12:33and Azari'ah, Ezra, Meshul'lam,

Neh 12:34

Neh 12:34Judah, Benjamin, Shemai'ah, and Jeremiah,

Neh 12:35

Neh 12:35and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechari'ah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemai'ah, son of Mattani'ah, son of Micai'ah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;

Neh 12:36

Neh 12:36and his kinsmen, Shemai'ah, Az'arel, Mil'alai, Gil'alai, Ma'ai, Nethan'el, Judah, and Hana'ni, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe went before them.

Neh 12:37

Neh 12:37At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

Neh 12:38

Neh 12:38The other company of those who gave thanks went to the left, and I followed them with half of the people, upon the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,

Neh 12:39

Neh 12:39and above the Gate of E'phraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hanan'el and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.

Neh 12:40

Neh 12:40So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

Neh 12:41

Neh 12:41and the priests Eli'akim, Ma-asei'ah, Mini'amin, Micai'ah, Eli-o-e'nai, Zechari'ah, and Hanani'ah, with trumpets;

Neh 12:42

Neh 12:42and Ma-asei'ah, Shemai'ah, Elea'zar, Uzzi, Jehoha'nan, Malchi'jah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahi'ah as their leader.

Neh 12:43

Neh 12:43And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.

Neh 12:44

Neh 12:44On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.

Neh 12:45

Neh 12:45And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.

Neh 12:46

Neh 12:46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Neh 12:47

Neh 12:47And all Israel in the days of Zerub'babel and in the days of Nehemi'ah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

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