Nehemiah 12
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
12 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his brethren, was over the thanksgiving [choirs].
9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood opposite them according to their offices.
10 And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim of Eliashib, Eliashib of Joiada,
11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan of Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 Of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 As for the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of fathers’ houses were recorded, as well as the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24 And the chiefs of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, as David, God’s man, commanded, [one] watch [singing] in response to [the men in the opposite] watch.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers guarding at the storehouses of the gates.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 And for 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, cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the plain and circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 And also from Beth-gilgal and the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Then I brought the princes of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great companies of them who gave thanks and went in procession. One went to the right upon the wall toward the Dung Gate.
32 And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
36 And his kinsmen—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani—with the musical instruments of David, God’s man. And Ezra the scribe went before them.
37 At the Fountain Gate they went up straight ahead by the stairs of the City of David at the wall’s ascent above David’s house to the Water Gate on the east.
38 The other company of those who gave thanks went to the left; I followed with half of the people upon the wall, above the Tower of the Furnaces to the Broad Wall,
39 And above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate and by the Fish Gate and by the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of Hammeah, even to the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
40 So the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the officials with me;
41 And the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 And Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang and made themselves heard, with Jezrahiah as leader.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women also and the children rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by law for the priests and the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who served [faithfully].
45 And they performed the due service of their God and of the purification; so did the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had commanded.
46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old, there was a chief of singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and [later] of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart what was for the Levites, and the Levites set apart what was for the sons of Aaron [the priests].
Nehemiah 12
1599 Geneva Bible
12 1 The Priests and Levites which came with Zerubbabel unto Jerusalem, are numbered, 27 and the wall is dedicated.
1 These also are the Priests and the Levites that [a]went up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: to wit, Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah: these were the [b]chief of the Priests, and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah [c]were over the thanksgivings, he, and his brethren.
9 And Bakbukiah and Unni, and their brethren were about them in the [d]watches.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim: Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada.
11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua,
12 And in the days of Joiakim were these the chief fathers of the Priests: under [e]Seraiah was Meraiah, under Jeremiah, Hananiah,
13 Under Ezra, Meshullam, under Amariah, Jehohanan,
14 Under Melichu, Jonathan, under Shebaniah, Joseph,
15 Under Harim, Adna, under Maraioth, Helkai,
16 Under Iddo, Zechariah, under Ginnethon, Meshullam,
17 Under [f]Abijah, Zichri, under Minjamin, and under Moadiah, Piltai,
18 Under Bilgah, Shammua, under Shemaiah, Jehonathan,
19 Under Joiarib, Mattenai, under Jedaiah, Uzzi,
20 Under Sallai, Kallai, under Amok, Eber,
21 Under Hilkiah, Hashabiah, under Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan and Jaddua were the chief fathers of the Levites written, and the Priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi, the chief fathers were written in the book of the Chronicles even unto the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24 And the chief of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren about them to give praise and thanks, according to the ordinances of David the man of God, ward over [g]against ward.
25 Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the captain, and of Ezra the Priest and Scribe.
27 And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication and gladness, both with thanksgivings and with songs, cymbals, viols, and with harps.
28 Then the [h]singers gathered themselves together both from the plain country about Jerusalem, and from the villages of [i]Netophathi,
29 And from the house of Gilgal, and out of the countries of Geba, and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the Priests and Levites were purified, and cleansed the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 And [j]I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies to give thanks, and the one went on the right hand of the wall toward the dung gate.
32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra and Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And of the Priest’s sons with trumpets, Zechariah, 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 [k]his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: and Ezra the Scribe went before them.
37 And to the gate of the fountain, even over against them went they up by the [l]stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, even unto the water gate Eastward.
38 And the second company of them that gave thanks, went on the other side, and I after them, and the half of the people was upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall.
39 And upon the gate of Ephraim, and upon the old gate, and upon the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood in the gate of the ward.
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.
41 The Priests also, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets,
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer: and the singers [m]sang loud, having Jezrahiah which was the overseer.
43 And the same day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced: for God had given them great joy, so that both the women, and the children were joyful: and the joy of Jerusalem was heard far off.
44 Also at the same time were men appointed [n]over the chambers of the store 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 Law for the Priests, and the Levites, for Judah rejoiced for the Priests and for the Levites, that served.
45 And both the singers and the Levites kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification according to the commandment of David, and Solomon his son.
46 (A)For in the days of David and Asaph, of old were chief singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47 And in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah did all Israel give portions unto the singers and porters, every day his portion, and they gave the holy things unto the Levites, and the Levites [o]gave the holy things unto the sons of Aaron.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 12:1 From Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 12:7 Next in dignity to the high Priests, and which were of the stock of Aaron.
- Nehemiah 12:8 Had charge of them that sang the Psalms.
- Nehemiah 12:9 They kept the wards and watches according to their turns, as 2 Chron. 23:6.
- Nehemiah 12:12 That is, next to Seraiah, or rather of the order, which was called after the name of Seraiah.
- Nehemiah 12:17 Whereof was Zacharias, John Baptist’s father.
- Nehemiah 12:24 That is, one after another, and every one in his course.
- Nehemiah 12:28 Hebrew, the sons of the singers.
- Nehemiah 12:28 Which were a certain family, and had their possessions in the fields, 1 Chron. 2:54.
- Nehemiah 12:31 Meaning, Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah 12:36 That is, the brethren of Zaccur.
- Nehemiah 12:37 Which was the going up to the mount Zion, which is called the city of David.
- Nehemiah 12:42 Hebrew, caused to hear.
- Nehemiah 12:44 Which were chambers appointed by Hezekiah to put in the tithes, and such things, 2 Chron. 31:11 and now were repaired again for the same use.
- Nehemiah 12:47 That is, the tenth part of the tithes.
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