1 T hese are the religious leaders and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua. There were Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 A mariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 S hecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 I ddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5 M ijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 S hemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 S allu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the religious leaders and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 T he Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was over the songs of giving thanks.
And the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his brethren, was over the thanksgiving.
9 B akbukiah and Unni, their brothers, stood beside them in their work.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood opposite them according to their offices.
10 J eshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim of Eliashib, Eliashib of Joiada,
11 J oiada was the father of Jonathan. Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan of Jaddua.
12 I n the days of Joiakim the religious leader, these were the heads of the family groups: Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah,
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 M eshullam of Ezra, Jehohanan of Amariah,
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 J onathan of Malluchi, Joseph of Shebaniah,
Of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 A dna of Harim, Helkai of Meraioth,
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Z echariah of Iddo, Meshullam of Ginnethon,
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Z ichri of Abijah, Piltai of Moadiah of Miniamin,
Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 S hammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah,
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 M attenai of Joiarib, Uzzi of Jedaiah,
Of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 K allai of Sallai, Eber of Amok,
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 H ashabiah of Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah.
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 A s for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the family groups were written down. So were the religious leaders in the rule of Darius the Persian.
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 T he sons of Levi, the heads of the family groups, were written down in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
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 T he heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers beside them. Each group praised and gave thanks, as David the man of God had told them.
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, watch in response to watch.
25 M attaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gate-keepers. They watched at the store-houses of the gates.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers guarding at the storehouses of the gates.
26 T hese men worked in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the religious leader and writer. Nehemiah Sets Apart the Jerusalem Wall for God
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 A t the special time to praise God for the wall of Jerusalem, they looked for all the Levites in the places where they lived and brought them to Jerusalem so they might join them at this special time with happiness. They sang songs of thanks and other songs as timbrels and harps were played.
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 S o the sons of the singers were gathered from the land around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Nethophathites,
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the plain and circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 f rom Beth-gilgal, and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth. For the singers had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
And also from Beth-gilgal and the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 T he religious leaders and the Levites made themselves holy, and they made the people, the gates, and the wall holy.
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 T hen I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall. And I picked two large groups of singers to give thanks. One group was to go to the right on top of the wall to the Waste Gate.
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 H oshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,
And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the princes of Judah,
33 w ith Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
And Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 J udah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 a nd some of the sons of the religious leaders blowing horns. Then followed Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
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 a nd his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the objects that David the man of God had made for playing music. And Ezra the writer went before them.
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 A t the Well Gate they went straight up the steps of the city of David, by the steps of the wall above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.
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 T he second group went to the left. I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of Stoves, to the Wide Wall.
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 T hey went above the Gate of Ephraim, by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Watchmen.
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 T hen the two groups stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the leaders with me,
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 a nd the religious leaders, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the horns,
And the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 a nd Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.
And Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang and made themselves heard, with Jezrahiah as leader.
43 O n that day they gave many good gifts and were glad because God had given them great joy. Even the women and children were filled with joy, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from far away.
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 O n that day men were chosen for the work of the store-rooms for the gifts, the first-fruits, and the tenth part for the Lord. They were to gather into them from the fields near the towns what was to be given by the Law to the religious leaders and Levites. For Judah was filled with joy because of the religious leaders and Levites who did the work.
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.
45 T hey did the work of their God and the work of making everything clean from sin, together with the singers and the gate-keepers. They did as David and his son Solomon had told them.
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 F or in the days of David and Asaph, long ago, there were leaders of the singers, and songs of praise and thanks to God.
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 S o all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave what was to be given to the singers and gate-keepers each day. 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 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.