Nehemiah 12:1-26

1Now theseH428 are 1the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 whoH834 cameH5927 up with ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of ShealtielH7597, and JeshuaH3091: SeraiahH8304, JeremiahH3414, EzraH5830, 2AmariahH568, MalluchH4409, HattushH2407, 3ShecaniahH7935, RehumH7348, MeremothH4822, 4IddoH5714, GinnethoiH1599, AbijahH29, 5MijaminH4326, MaadiahH4573, BilgahH1083, 6ShemaiahH8098 and JoiaribH3080, JedaiahH3048, 7SalluH5543, AmokH5987, HilkiahH2518 and JedaiahH3048. TheseH428 were the headsH7218 of the priestsH3548 and their 2kinsmenH251 in the daysH3117 of JeshuaH3091.

8The LevitesH3881 were JeshuaH3091, BinnuiH1131, KadmielH6934, SherebiahH8274, JudahH3063, and MattaniahH4983 who was 3in chargeH5921 of the songsH1960 of thanksgivingH1960, he and his brothersH251. 9Also BakbukiahH1229 and UnniH6042, their brothersH251, stood oppositeH5048 them 4in their serviceH4931 divisionsH4931. 10JeshuaH3091 5becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JoiakimH3079, and JoiakimH3079 6becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of EliashibH475, and EliashibH475 7becameH3205 the father of JoiadaH3077, 11and JoiadaH3077 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JonathanH3083, and JonathanH3083 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JadduaH3037.

12Now in the daysH3117 of JoiakimH3079, the priestsH3548, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households were: of SeraiahH8304, MeraiahH4811; of JeremiahH3414, HananiahH2608; 13of EzraH5830, MeshullamH4918; of AmariahH568, JehohananH3076; 14of 8MalluchiH4424, JonathanH3083; of ShebaniahH7645, JosephH3130; 15of HarimH2766, AdnaH5733; of MeraiothH4812, HelkaiH2517; 16of IddoH5714, ZechariahH2148; of GinnethonH1599, MeshullamH4918; 17of AbijahH29, ZichriH2147; of MiniaminH4509, of MoadiahH4573, PiltaiH6408; 18of BilgahH1083, ShammuaH8051; of ShemaiahH8098, JehonathanH3083; 19of JoiaribH3080, MattenaiH4982; of JedaiahH3048, UzziH5813; 20of SallaiH5546, KallaiH7040; of AmokH5987, EberH5677; 21of HilkiahH2518, HashabiahH2811; of JedaiahH3048, NethanelH5417.

22As for the LevitesH3881, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households were registeredH3789 in the daysH3117 of EliashibH475, JoiadaH3077, and JohananH3076 and JadduaH3037; so were the priestsH3548 in the reignH4438 of DariusH1867 the PersianH6542. 23The sonsH1121 of LeviH3878, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, were registeredH3789 in the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 up to the daysH3117 of JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of EliashibH475. 24The headsH7218 of the LevitesH3881 were HashabiahH2811, SherebiahH8274 and JeshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of KadmielH6934, with their brothersH251 oppositeH5048 them, 9to praiseH1984 and giveH3034 thanksH3034, 10as prescribedH4687 by DavidH1732 the manH376 of GodH430, 11divisionH4929 correspondingH5980 to divisionH4929. 25MattaniahH4983, BakbukiahH1229, ObadiahH5662, MeshullamH4918, TalmonH2929 and AkkubH6126 were gatekeepersH7778 keepingH4929 watchH4929 at 12the storehousesH624 of the gatesH8179. 26TheseH428 served in the daysH3117 of JoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JeshuaH3091, the sonH1121 of JozadakH3087, and in the daysH3117 of 13NehemiahH5166 the governorH6346 and of EzraH5830 the priestH3548 and scribeH5613.