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, Yeshua 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 the LORD 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 ourselves, 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 the LORD our God, as it is written in the Torah;
{10:35} and to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first
fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to the house
of the LORD; {10:36} also the firstborn of our sons, and of our
livestock, as it is written in the Torah, 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 kinds of trees, the new wine and the oil, to the
priests, to the rooms 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
rooms, 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 rooms, where are the vessels of
the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the porters, and the
singers. 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 its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in
Jekabzeel and its villages, {11:26} and in Yeshua, and in Moladah, and
Beth Pelet, {11:27} and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and its
towns, {11:28} and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in its towns, {11:29}
and in En Rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth, {11:30} Zanoah,
Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its
towns. 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 its towns, {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 Yeshua: 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 Yeshua. {12:8} Moreover the Levites: Yeshua, 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} Yeshua 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 Yochanan, 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 Yochanan the son of Eliashib.
{12:24} The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Yeshua
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 Yeshua, 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 [1>]shofars[<1]: 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 [2>]shofars[<2]; {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 rooms 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 performed the duty of their God, and the duty 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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Footnotes:
[1] {12:35} or, trumpets
[2] {12:41} or, trumpets
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