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 everyone lived in his
possession in their cities: 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 God's house, {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' households, 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 God's house; {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 God's house. {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 settled in Benjamin's
territory.
{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' households: 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' households; also the
priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. {12:23} The sons of Levi,
heads of fathers' households, 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 God's house, 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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