Nehemiah 12:1–26
Thesea are the priests and Levitesb who went up with Zerubbabelc son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,f
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.g
Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniahh—
he and his relatives were in charge of the songs of praise.
9 Bakbukiah, Unni,A and their relatives stood opposite them in the services.
Joiakim fathered Eliashib,
Eliashibi fathered Joiada,
and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.B
12 In the days of Joiakim, the heads of the priestly families were
Meraiah | of Seraiah, |
Hananiah | of Jeremiah, |
of Ezra, | |
Jehohanan | of Amariah, |
of Malluchi, | |
Joseph | of Shebaniah, |
of Harim, | |
Helkai | of Meraioth, |
of Iddo, | |
Meshullam | of Ginnethon, |
of Abijah, | |
Piltai | of Moadiah, of Miniamin, |
of Bilgah, | |
Jehonathan | of Shemaiah, |
of Joiarib, | |
Uzzi | of Jedaiah, |
of Sallai, | |
Eber | of Amok, |
of Hilkiah, | |
and Nethanel | of Jedaiah. |
22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled. 23 Levi’s descendants, the family heads, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Eventsj during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib. 24 The heads of the Levites—Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them—gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.k 25 This included Mattaniah,l Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates.m 26 These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governorn and Ezra the priest and scribe.o