1 N ow these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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

2 A mariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

3 S hecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

4 I ddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

5 M ijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

6 S hemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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

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

8 A nd the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his brethren, was over the thanksgiving.

And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren;

9 B akbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood opposite them according to their offices.

and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches.

10 A nd Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim of Eliashib, Eliashib of Joiada,

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

11 J oiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan of Jaddua.

and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.

12 A nd in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

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

13 O f Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

14 O f Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

15 O f Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

16 O f Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

17 O f Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin Moadiah, Piltai;

18 O f Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

19 O f Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

20 O f Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

21 O f Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

of Hilkijah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

22 A s 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.

of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian.

23 T he sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

24 A nd 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, watch in response to watch.

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

25 M attaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers guarding at the storehouses of the gates.

Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were doorkeepers keeping the ward at the storehouses of the gates.

26 T hese 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.

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.

27 A nd 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.

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

28 A nd the sons of the singers gathered together from the plain and circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,

And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

29 A nd also from Beth-gilgal and the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.

also from Beth-Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves hamlets round about Jerusalem.

30 A nd the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall.

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

31 T hen 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.

And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions, on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate.

32 A nd after them went Hoshaiah and half of the princes of Judah,

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

33 A nd Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

34 J udah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

35 A nd 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,

and 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;

36 A nd 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.

and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe before them.

37 A t 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.

And at the fountain-gate, and over against 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.

38 T he 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,

And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;

39 A nd 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.

and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old, and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still in the prison-gate.

40 S o the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the officials with me;

And both choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

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

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

42 A nd Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang and made themselves heard, with Jezrahiah as leader.

and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.

43 A lso 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.

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

44 O n 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.

And at that time men were appointed over the chambers of the treasures for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, out of the fields of the cities, the portions assigned by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests, and over the Levites that waited.

45 A nd 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.

And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David of Solomon his son.

46 F or in the days of David and Asaph of old, there was a chief of singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.

47 A nd all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and 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.

And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the doorkeepers, every day what was needed, and they consecrated things for the Levites; and the Levites consecrated for the children of Aaron.