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Nehemiah 12 (WEBP)

[1] Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[2] Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
[3] Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
[4] Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
[5] Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
[6] Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
[7] Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
[8] Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.
[9] Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were close to them according to their offices.
[10] Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
[11] and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
[12] In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
[13] of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
[14] of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
[15] of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
[16] of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
[17] of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
[18] of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
[19] of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
[20] of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
[21] of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
[22] As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
[23] The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
[24] The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, section next to section.
[25] Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
[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 and scribe.
[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.
[28] The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
[29] also from Beth Gilgal and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
[30] The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
[31] Then I brought the princes of Judah up 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;
[32] and after them went Hoshaiah, with half of the princes of Judah,
[33] and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
[34] Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
[35] and some 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] and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
[37] By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to the water gate eastward.
[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 wide wall,
[39] and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
[40] So the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house stood, and I and the half of the rulers with me;
[41] and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
[42] and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
[43] They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
[44] On that day, men were 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 served.
[45] They performed the duty of their God and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.
[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.
[47] All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 12 (KJVS)

[1] Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up () with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[2] Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
[3] Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
[4] Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
[5] Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
[6] Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
[7] Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
[8] Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
[9] Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
[10] And Jeshua begat () Joiakim, Joiakim also begat () Eliashib, and Eliashib begat () Joiada,
[11] and Joiada begat () Jonathan, and Jonathan begat () Jaddua.
[12] And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
[13] of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
[14] of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
[15] of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
[16] of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
[17] of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
[18] of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
[19] and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
[20] of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
[21] of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
[22] The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded () chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
[23] The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written () in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
[24] And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise () and to give thanks, () according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
[25] Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping () the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
[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. ()
[27] And 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 thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
[28] And the sons of the singers () gathered themselves together, () both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
[29] also from the house of Gilgal, () and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers () had builded () them villages round about Jerusalem.
[30] And the priests and the Levites purified () themselves, and purified () the people, and the gates, and the wall.
[31] Then I brought up () the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed () two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
[32] and after them went () Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
[33] and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
[34] Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
[35] and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
[36] and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe () before them.
[37] And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up () by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
[38] And the other company of them that gave thanks went () over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
[39] and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still () in the prison gate.
[40] So stood () the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
[41] and the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
[42] and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers () sang loud, () with Jezrahiah their overseer.
[43] Also that day they offered () great sacrifices, and rejoiced: () for God had made them rejoice () with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: () so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard () even afar off.
[44] And at that time were some appointed () over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather () into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. ()
[45] And both the singers () and the porters kept () the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
[46] For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, () and songs of praise and thanksgiving () unto God.
[47] And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave () the portions of the singers () and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified () holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified () them unto the children of Aaron.

Nehemiah 12:2 Or, Melicu
Nehemiah 12:3a Or, Shebaniah
Nehemiah 12:3b Or, Harim
Nehemiah 12:4 Or, Ginnethon
Nehemiah 12:5 Or, Miniamin
Nehemiah 12:7 Or, Sallai
Nehemiah 12:8 That is, the Psalms of thanksgiving
Nehemiah 12:25 Or, treasuries, or assemblies
Nehemiah 12:42 Heb. made their voice to be heard
Nehemiah 12:44a That is, appointed by the law
Nehemiah 12:44b Heb. for the joy of Judah
Nehemiah 12:44c Heb. that stood
Nehemiah 12:47 That is, set apart

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 12 (BYZ)

[1] και ουτοι οι ιερεις και οι λευιται οι αναβαινοντες μετα ζοροβαβελ υιου σαλαθιηλ και ιησου σαραια ιερμια εσδρα
[2] αμαρια μαλουχ
[3] σεχενια …
[7] ουτοι αρχοντες των ιερεων και αδελφοι αυτων εν ημεραις ιησου
[8] και οι λευιται ιησου βανουι καδμιηλ σαραβια ιουδα μαχανια επι των χειρων αυτος και οι αδελφοι αυτου
[9] εις τας εφημεριας
[10] και ιησους εγεννησεν τον ιωακιμ και ιωακιμ εγεννησεν τον ελιασιβ και ελιασιβ τον ιωδαε
[11] και ιωδαε εγεννησεν τον ιωναθαν και ιωναθαν εγεννησεν τον ιαδου
[12] και εν ημεραις ιωακιμ αδελφοι αυτου οι ιερεις και οι αρχοντες των πατριων τω σαραια μαραια τω ιερμια ανανια
[13] τω εσδρα μεσουλαμ τω αμαρια ιωαναν
[14] τω μαλουχ ιωναθαν τω σεχενια ιωσηφ
[15] τω αρεμ αδνας τω μαριωθ ελκαι
[16] τω αδδαι ζαχαριας τω γαναθων μοσολλαμ
[17] τω αβια ζεχρι τω βενιαμιν εν καιροις τω φελητι
[18] τω βαλγα σαμουε τω σεμεια ιωναθαν
[19] τω ιωιαριβ μαθθαναι τω ιδια οζι
[20] τω σαλλαι καλλαι τω αμουκ αβεδ
[21] τω ελκια ασαβιας τω ιεδειου ναθαναηλ
[22] οι λευιται εν ημεραις ελιασιβ ιωαδα και ιωαναν και ιδουα γεγραμμενοι αρχοντες πατριων και οι ιερεις εν βασιλεια δαρειου του περσου
[23] υιοι λευι αρχοντες των πατριων γεγραμμενοι επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων και εως ημερων ιωαναν υιου ελισουβ
[24] και αρχοντες των λευιτων ασαβια και σαραβια και ιησου και υιοι καδμιηλ και οι αδελφοι αυτων κατεναντιον αυτων εις υμνειν και αινειν εν εντολη δαυιδ ανθρωπου του θεου εφημερια προς εφημεριαν
[25] εν τω συναγαγειν με τους πυλωρους
[26] εν ημεραις ιωακιμ υιου ιησου υιου ιωσεδεκ και εν ημεραις νεεμια και εσδρας ο ιερευς ο γραμματευς
[27] και εν εγκαινιοις τειχους ιερουσαλημ εζητησαν τους λευιτας εν τοις τοποις αυτων του ενεγκαι αυτους εις ιερουσαλημ ποιησαι εγκαινια και ευφροσυνην εν θωδαθα και εν ωδαις κυμβαλιζοντες και ψαλτηρια και κινυραι
[28] και συνηχθησαν οι υιοι των αδοντων και απο της περιχωρου κυκλοθεν εις ιερουσαλημ και απο επαυλεων
[29] και απο αγρων οτι επαυλεις ωκοδομησαν εαυτοις οι αδοντες εν ιερουσαλημ
[30] και εκαθαρισθησαν οι ιερεις και οι λευιται και εκαθαρισαν τον λαον και τους πυλωρους και το τειχος
[31] και ανηνεγκα τους αρχοντας ιουδα επανω του τειχους και εστησα δυο περι αινεσεως μεγαλους και διηλθον εκ δεξιων επανω του τειχους της κοπριας
[32] και επορευθη οπισω αυτων ωσαια και ημισυ αρχοντων ιουδα
[33] και αζαριας εσδρας και μεσουλαμ
[34] ιουδα και βενιαμιν και σαμαια και ιερμια
[35] και απο υιων των ιερεων εν σαλπιγξιν ζαχαριας υιος ιωναθαν υιος σαμαια υιος μαθανια υιος μιχαια υιος ζακχουρ υιος ασαφ
[36] και αδελφοι αυτου σαμαια και οζιηλ αινειν εν ωδαις δαυιδ ανθρωπου του θεου και εσδρας ο γραμματευς εμπροσθεν αυτων
[37] επι πυλης του αιν κατεναντι αυτων ανεβησαν επι κλιμακας πολεως δαυιδ εν αναβασει του τειχους επανωθεν του οικου δαυιδ και εως πυλης του υδατος κατα ανατολας
[38] και περι αινεσεως η δευτερα επορευετο συναντωσα αυτοις και εγω οπισω αυτης και το ημισυ του λαου επανω του τειχους υπερανω του πυργου των θεννουριμ και εως του τειχους του πλατεος
[39] και υπερανω της πυλης εφραιμ και επι πυλην της ισανα και επι πυλην την ιχθυηραν και πυργω ανανεηλ και εως πυλης της προβατικης και εστησαν εν πυλη της φυλακης
[40] και εστησαν αι δυο της αινεσεως εν οικω του θεου και εγω και το ημισυ των στρατηγων μετ εμου
[41] και οι ιερεις ελιακιμ μαασιας βενιαμιν μιχαιας ελιωηναι ζαχαριας ανανιας εν σαλπιγξιν
[42] και μαασιας και σεμειας και ελεαζαρ και οζι και ιωαναν και μελχιας και αιλαμ και εζουρ και ηκουσθησαν οι αδοντες και επεσκεπησαν
[43] και εθυσαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη θυσιασματα μεγαλα και ηυφρανθησαν οτι ο θεος ηυφρανεν αυτους μεγαλως και αι γυναικες αυτων και τα τεκνα αυτων ηυφρανθησαν και ηκουσθη η ευφροσυνη εν ιερουσαλημ απο μακροθεν
[44] και κατεστησαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη ανδρας επι των γαζοφυλακιων τοις θησαυροις ταις απαρχαις και ταις δεκαταις και τοις συνηγμενοις εν αυτοις αρχουσιν των πολεων μεριδας τοις ιερευσι και τοις λευιταις οτι ευφροσυνη ην εν ιουδα επι τους ιερεις και επι τους λευιτας τους εστωτας
[45] και εφυλαξαν φυλακας θεου αυτων και φυλακας του καθαρισμου και τους αδοντας και τους πυλωρους ως εντολαι δαυιδ και σαλωμων υιου αυτου
[46] οτι εν ημεραις δαυιδ ασαφ απ αρχης πρωτος των αδοντων και υμνον και αινεσιν τω θεω
[47] και πας ισραηλ εν ημεραις ζοροβαβελ διδοντες μεριδας των αδοντων και των πυλωρων λογον ημερας εν ημερα αυτου και αγιαζοντες τοις λευιταις και οι λευιται αγιαζοντες τοις υιοις ααρων

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.