Nehemiah, starting at chapter 10
{10:1} Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of
Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, {10:2} Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, {10:3}
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, {10:4} Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
{10:5} Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, {10:6} Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
{10:7} Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, {10:8} Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah;
these were the priests. {10:9} The Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of
Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; {10:10} and their
brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, {10:11} Mica,
Rehob, Hashabiah, {10:12} Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, {10:13}
Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. {10:14} The chiefs of the people: Parosh,
Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, {10:15} Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, {10:16}
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, {10:17} Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, {10:18} Hodiah,
Hashum, Bezai, {10:19} Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai, {10:20} Magpiash,
Meshullam, Hezir, {10:21} Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, {10:22} Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah, {10:23} Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, {10:24} Hallohesh,
Pilha, Shobek, {10:25} Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, {10:26} and Ahiah,
Hanan, Anan, {10:27} Malluch, Harim, Baanah. {10:28} The rest of the
people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the
Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples
of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their
daughters, everyone who had knowledge, and understanding; {10:29} They
joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse,
and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the
servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh
our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; {10:30} and that we
would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take
their daughters for our sons; {10:31} and if the peoples of the land
bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not
buy of them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego
the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. {10:32} Also we made
ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a
shekel for the service of the house of our God; {10:33} for the show
bread, and for the continual meal offering, and for the continual
burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set
feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make
atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
{10:34} We cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for
the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to
our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the
altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law; {10:35} and to
bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all
fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, to the house of Yahweh;
{10:36} also the firstborn of our sons, and of our livestock, as it is
written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks,
to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the
house of our God; {10:37} and that we should bring the first fruits of
our dough, and our wave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of
trees, the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of
the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for
they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
{10:38} The priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when
the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of
the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure
house. {10:39} For the children of Israel and the children of Levi
shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of
the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and
the priests who minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we
will not forsake the house of our God.
{11:1} The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the
people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the
holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities. {11:2} The people
blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in
Jerusalem. {11:3} Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived
in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah lived everyone in his
possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the
Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
{11:4} In Jerusalem lived certain of the children of Judah, and of the
children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of
Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of
Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez; {11:5} and
Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah,
the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son
of the Shilonite. {11:6} All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem
were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men. {11:7} These are the sons
of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of
Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel,
the son of Jeshaiah. {11:8} After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred
twenty-eight. {11:9} Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and
Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city. {11:10} Of the
priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, {11:11} Seraiah the son
of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, {11:12}
and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred
twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the
son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of
Malchijah, {11:13} and his brothers, chiefs of fathers' [houses], two
hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai,
the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, {11:14} and their brothers,
mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was
Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim. {11:15} Of the Levites: Shemaiah the
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Bunni; {11:16} and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the
Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of
God; {11:17} and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son
of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and
Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua,
the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. {11:18} All the Levites in the
holy city were two hundred eighty-four. {11:19} Moreover the porters,
Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were
one hundred seventy-two. {11:20} The residue of Israel, of the
priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his
inheritance. {11:21} But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and
Gishpa were over the Nethinim. {11:22} The overseer also of the
Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the
singers, over the business of the house of God. {11:23} For there was
a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision
for the singers, as every day required. {11:24} Pethahiah the son of
Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the
king's hand in all matters concerning the people. {11:25} As for the
villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in
Kiriath Arba and the towns of it, and in Dibon and the towns of it,
and in Jekabzeel and the villages of it, {11:26} and in Jeshua, and in
Moladah, and Beth Pelet, {11:27} and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba
and the towns of it, {11:28} and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the
towns of it, {11:29} and in En Rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
{11:30} Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields of
it, Azekah and the towns of it. So they encamped from Beersheba to the
valley of Hinnom. {11:31} The children of Benjamin also [lived] from
Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and the towns of
it, {11:32} at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, {11:33} Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
{11:34} Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, {11:35} Lod, and Ono, the valley of
craftsmen. {11:36} Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah [were
joined] to Benjamin.
{12:1} Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
{12:2} Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, {12:3} Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
{12:4} Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, {12:5} Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
{12:6} Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah. {12:7} Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah,
Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in
the days of Jeshua. {12:8} Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui,
Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the
thanksgiving, he and his brothers. {12:9} Also Bakbukiah and Unno,
their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.
{12:10} Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the
father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada, {12:11}
and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the
father of Jaddua. {12:12} In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads
of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
{12:13} of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; {12:14} of
Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; {12:15} of Harim, Adna; of
Meraioth, Helkai; {12:16} of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
{12:17} of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; {12:18} of
Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; {12:19} and of Joiarib,
Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; {12:20} of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
{12:21} of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. {12:22} As for
the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua,
there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests,
in the reign of Darius the Persian. {12:23} 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. {12:24} The chiefs of
the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with
their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according
to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
{12:25} Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub,
were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
{12:26} 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. {12:27} 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 giving
thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with
harps. {12:28} The sons of the singers gathered themselves together,
both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the
Netophathites; {12:29} also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of
Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around
Jerusalem. {12:30} The priests and the Levites purified themselves;
and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. {12:31}
Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two
great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. [One went] on
the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate; {12:32} and after
them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, {12:33} and
Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, {12:34} Judah, and Benjamin, and
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, {12:35} 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;
{12:36} and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai,
Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of
David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them. {12:37} By
the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs
of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of
David, even to the water gate eastward. {12:38} The other company of
those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the
half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even
to the broad wall, {12:39} and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the
old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the
tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the
gate of the guard. {12:40} So stood the two companies of those who
gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers
with me; {12:41} and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin,
Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; {12:42} and
Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and
Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah
their overseer. {12:43} They offered great sacrifices that day, and
rejoiced; for God 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. {12:44} On that day were men appointed over the
chambers for the treasures, for the wave 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 who waited. {12:45} They kept the charge of their God, and the
charge of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters,
according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. {12:46}
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the
singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. {12:47} 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 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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