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Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra;

Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush;

Amariah, Malluch,

Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth;

Shecaniah.

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah;

Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah;

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah;

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

These [were] the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

And the Levites [were], Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah: he [was] over the bands, and his brethren

Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in wards.

[were appointed] to the daily courses.

And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,

And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib [begot] Joiada,

and Joiada begot Jonathan and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

And in the days of Joiakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families [were, belonging] to Seraiah, Meraiah; to Jeremiah, Hananiah;

of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

to Ezra, Meshullam; to Amariah, Jehohanan;

of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

to Malluchi, Jonathan; to Shebaniah, Joseph;

of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

to Harim, Adna; to Meraioth, Helkai;

of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

to Iddo, Zechariah; to Ginnethon, Meshullam;

of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;

to Abijah, Zichri; to Miniamin, Maadiah; to Piltai, [one];

of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

to Bilgah, Shammua; to Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

to Joiarib, Mattenai; to Jedaiah, Uzzi;

of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

to Sallai, Kallai; to Amok, Eber;

of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

to Hilkiah, Hashabiah; to Jedaiah, Nethanel.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded heads of fathers' houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Joa, and Johanan, and Jaddua, [were] recorded heads of families: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

And the sons of Levi, heads of families, [were] written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of G-d, ward against ward.

And the heads of the Levites [were] Hashabiah, and Sherebiah, and Jeshua: and the sons of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the store-houses of the gates.

When I gathered the porters,

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

[it was] in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah: and Ezra the priest [was] scribe.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and [had] psalteries and harps.

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the Plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighborhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,

also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession: on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate;

And they brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and they appointed two great [companies] for thanksgiving, and they passed on the right hand on the wall of the Dung Gate.

and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah;

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half the princes of Judah,

and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

and Azariah, and Ezra, and Meshullam,

Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah;

and Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah and Jeremiah.

and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: 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 [some] of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph:

and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of G-d; and Ezra the scribe was before them;

and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Gilalai, Jama, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God;

and by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

and Ezra the scribe [was] before them, at the gate, to praise before them, and they went up by the steps of the city of David, in the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the Water Gate

And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall;

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the gate of the old city and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

of Ephraim, and to the Fish Gate, and by the tower of Hananel, and as far as the Sheep Gate.

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of G-d, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

And the singers were heard, and were numbered.

And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for G-d had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced; so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.

And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that took their stations.

And in that day they appointed men over the treasuries, for the treasures, the firstfruits, and the tithes, and [for] the chiefs of the cities who were assembled among them, [to furnish] portions for the priests and Levites: for [there was] joy in Judah over the priests and over the Levites that waited.

And they kept the ward of their G-d, and the ward of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and [ordered] the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto G-d.

For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and [they sang] hymns and praise to God.

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required; and they hallowed for the Levites; and the Levites hallowed for the sons of Aaron.

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, a daily rate: and consecrated them to the Levites: and the Levites consecrated them to the sons of Aaron.