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CHAP. XII.
1 The Priests, 8 and the Leuites which came vp with Zerubbabel. 10 The succession of hie Priests. 22 Certaine chiefe Leuites. 27 The solemnitie of the dedication of the walls. 44 The offices of Priests and Leuites appointed in the Temple.
1 Now these are the Priests and the Leuits that went vp with Zerubbabel the sonne of Shealtiel, and Ieshua: Seraiah, Ieremiah, Ezra,1
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Merimoth,3
6 Shemaiah, & Ioiarib, Iedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.7
8 Moreouer the Leuites: Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, and Mattaniah, which was ouer the thankesgiuing, he and his brethren.8
9 Also Bakbukiah, and Unni; their brethren, were ouer against them in the watches.
10 ¶ And Ieshua begate Ioiakim, Ioiakim also begate Eliashib, and Eliashib begate Ioiada,
11 And Ioiada begate Ionathan, and Ionathan begate Iaddua.
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam: of Amariah, Iehohanan:
14 Of Melicu, Ionathan: of Shebaniah, Ioseph:
15 Of Harim, Adna: of Meraioth, Helkai:
16 Of Iodo, Zechariah: of Ginnethon, Meshullam:
17 Of Abijah, Zichri: of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua: of Shemaiah, Iehonathan:
19 And of Ioiarib, Mattenai: of Iedaiah, Uzzi:
20 Of Sallai, Kallai: of Amok, Eber:
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah: of Iedaiah, Nethanael.
23 The sonnes of Leui, the chiefe of the fathers, were written in the booke of the Chronicles, euen vntill the dayes of Iohanan the sonne of Eliashib.23
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward, at the thresholds of the gates.25
32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and halfe of the Princes of Iudah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Iudah, and Beniamin, and Shemaiah, and Ieremiah,
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Iehohanan, and Malchiiah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the Singers sang loud, with Iezrahiah their ouerseer.42
44 ¶ And at that time were some appointed ouer the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Leuites: for Iudah reioyced for the Priests, & for the Leuites that waited.44
45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandement of Dauid, and of Solomon his sonne.45
46 For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph of old, there were chiefe of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiuing vnto God.46
47 And all Israel in the dayes of Zerubbabel, and in the dayes of Nehemiah, gaue the portions of the singers, and the porters, euery day his portion, and they sanctified holy things vnto the Leuites, and the Leuites sanctified them vnto the children of Aaron.47
Nehemiah Chapter 12 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Ezra 2.1.
2 Or, Melicu, ver.14.
3 Or, Sebaniah, ver, 14. , Or, Harim, ver.15. , Or, Meraloth, ver.15.
4 Or, Ginnethon, ver. 16.
5 Or, Miniamin, ver. 17. , Or, Moadiah, ver.17.
7 Or, Sallai, ver.20.
8 That is, the Psalmes of thankesgiuing.
23 1.Chro.9.
25 Or, treasuries, or assemblies.
42 Heb. made their voice to be heard.
44 That is, appointed by the law. , Hebr. for the ioy of Iudah. , Heb. that stood.
45 1.Chron. 24. and 25. chap.
46 1.Chron. 25.1, &c.
47 That is, set apart. , Num. 18. 26.
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