“And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, the worshipers in other words, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgiving and with…”
Nehemiah 12
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1Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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4Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
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5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
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7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
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8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
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9Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
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10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
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11Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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12In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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14of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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15of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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16of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
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17of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
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18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
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19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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20of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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22In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
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23As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
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24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
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25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
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26They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
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27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by 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 thanksgiving and with singing, with cymbals, lutes, and…”
28The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
“The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem and from the villages of”
29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
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30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified 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.”
“The priests and the Levites purified themselves and purified the people and the gates and the wall.”
31Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
“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 towards the dung gate.”
“then he said i brought up the princes of judah upon the wall and i appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks whereof one went on the right hand of the wall towards the”
32Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
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33along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
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34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
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35and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
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36and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
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37At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
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38The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
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39over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah 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 Guard.
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40The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,
“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.”
41as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—
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42and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
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43On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
“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.”
“that day they offered great sacrifices they rejoiced for god had made them rejoice with great joy. And the wives also of the children rejoiced so that the joy of jerusalem was heard even afar off.”
44And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
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45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
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46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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47So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
“and all israel in the days of zerubbabel in the days of nehemiah gave the portions of the singers and the porters every day his portion. And they sanctified the holy things into the levites. And the levites sanctified under the…”