Nehemiah 12:1-26
New International Reader's Version
The Priests and Levites Who Returned to Judah
12 Some priests and Levites returned to Judah with Zerubbabel and Joshua. Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Here are the names of those priests and Levites.
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah
All of them were the leaders of the priests and those who helped them. They lived in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah and Judah. There were also Mattaniah and those who helped him. They were in charge of the songs for giving thanks. 9 Bakbukiah and Unni helped them. They stood and sang across from them during the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim.
Joiakim was the father of Eliashib.
Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan.
And Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 Here are the names of the family leaders of the priests. They were the leaders in the days of Joiakim.
Meraiah was from Seraiah’s family.
Hananiah was from Jeremiah’s family.
13 Meshullam was from Ezra’s family.
Jehohanan was from Amariah’s family.
14 Jonathan was from Malluk’s family.
Joseph was from Shekaniah’s family.
15 Adna was from Harim’s family.
Helkai was from Meremoth’s family.
16 Zechariah was from Iddo’s family.
Meshullam was from Ginnethon’s family.
17 Zikri was from Abijah’s family.
Piltai was from Miniamin’s and Moadiah’s family.
18 Shammua was from Bilgah’s family.
Jehonathan was from Shemaiah’s family.
19 Mattenai was from Joiarib’s family.
Uzzi was from Jedaiah’s family.
20 Kallai was from Sallu’s family.
Eber was from Amok’s family.
21 Hashabiah was from Hilkiah’s family.
And Nethanel was from Jedaiah’s family.
22 The names of the family leaders of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua were written down. So were the names of the family leaders of the priests. That happened while Darius ruled over Persia. 23 The names of the leaders in Levi’s family line up to the time of Johanan were written down. They were written in the official records. Johanan was the son of Eliashib. 24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua. Jeshua was the son of Kadmiel. Those who helped them stood across from them to sing praises and give thanks. One group would sing back to the other. That’s what David, the man of God, had ordered.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub stood at the gates of the temple. They guarded the storerooms at the gates. 26 They served in the days of Joiakim. He was the son of Joshua. Joshua was the son of Jozadak. They also served in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra. Nehemiah was the governor. Ezra was a priest and the teacher of the Law.
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