^12:2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, ^12:3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ^12:4Iddo, Ginnethon,² Abijah, ^12:5Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah, ^12:6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, ^12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders³ of the priests and their colleagues⁴ in the days of Jeshua.

^12:8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who together with his colleagues⁵ was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. ^12:9Bakbukiah and Unni,⁶ their colleagues, stood opposite them in the services.

^12:10Jeshua was the father of⁷ Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada, ^12:11Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

^12:12In the days of Joiakim, these were the priests who were leaders of the families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; ^12:13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; ^12:14of Malluch,⁸ Jonathan; of Shecaniah,⁹ Joseph; ^12:15of Harim, Adna; of Meremoth,¹⁰ Helkai; ^12:16of Iddo,¹¹ Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; ^12:17of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and¹² of Moadiah, Piltai; ^12:18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; ^12:19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; ^12:20of Sallu,¹³ Kallai; of Amok, Eber; ^12:21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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Footnotes

2 Most Hebrew read “Ginnethoi”; the present translation follows a number of Hebrew and the (cf. Neh 12:16 and , , ).
3 Heb “heads” (so also in v. 12).
4 Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 8, 9, 24, 36).
5 Heb “he and his brothers.”
6 The translation reads וְעֻנִּי (vé’unni) with the Qere rather than וְעֻנּוֹ (vé’uno) of the Kethib.
7 Heb “begat.”
8 The present translation reads with the לְמַלּוּךְ (lémallukh) rather than לִמְלוּכִי (limlukhi) of the Kethib (by dittography) or לִמְלִיכוּ (limlikhu) of the Qere.
9 Most Hebrew read “Shebaniah” (cf. , , , , ); the present translation follows the reading of some Hebrew , some , and the (cf. Neh 12:3 and , , ).
10 The present translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and the לִמְרֵמוֹת (limremot, cf. , , , “Meremoth”) rather than the reading לִמְרָיוֹת (limrayot, cf. , , , “Meraioth”). Cf. v. 3.
11 The present translation (along with most English versions) reads with the Qere and the לְעִדּוֹא (lé’iddo’, “Iddo”) rather than the reading לַעֲדָיָא (la’adaya’) which probably arose through graphic confusion. Cf. v. 4.
12 Or “of Miniamin, …; of Moadiah, Piltai,” where the name of the leader of the family of Miniamin has dropped out of the text due to a problem in transmission.
13 The present translation reads סַלּוּ (sallu, cf. , , , “Sallu”) rather than the reading סַלַּי (sallai, cf. , , , “Sallai”). Cf. v. 7.