Nehemiah 12:1-22

1This is a list of the priests and the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

4Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,

5Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,

6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These men were the leaders of the priests and the people who helped them in the time of Jeshua.

8The Levites were: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah and Mattaniah. Mattaniah and his relatives had authority for the songs which they sang to thank God in the temple.

9Bakbukiah and Unni and their relatives joined them when they sang.

10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

11Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

12In the time of Joiakim, these were the priests who were leaders of their clans: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah's clan. Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah's clan.

13Meshullam was the leader of Ezra's clan. Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah's clan.

14Jonathan was the leader of Malluch's clan. Joseph was the leader of Shecaniah's clan.

15Adna was the leader of Harim's clan. Helkai was the leader of Meremoth's clan.

16Zechariah was the leader of Iddo's clan. Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon's clan.

17Zicri was the leader of Abijah's clan. Piltai was the leader of the clans of Miniamin and Moadiah.

18Shammua was the leader of Bilgah's clan. Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah's clan.

19Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib's clan. Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah's clan.

20Kallai was the leader of Sallu's clan. Eber was the leader of Amok's clan.

21Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah's clan. Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah's clan.

22During the time when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua were the leaders of the priests, they recorded the names of the Levites and the priests who were leaders of their clans. At the time when King Darius ruled Persia, they stopped doing this.