Nehemiah 12:1-26

Revised Standard Version

A List of Priests and Levites

12 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerub′babel the son of She-al′ti-el, and Jeshua: Serai′ah, Jeremiah, Ezra, ² Amari′ah, Malluch, Hattush, ³ Shecani′ah, Rehum, Mer′emoth, ⁴ Iddo, Gin′nethoi, Abi′jah, ⁵ Mi′jamin, Ma-adi′ah, Bilgah, ⁶ Shemai′ah, Joi′arib, Jedai′ah, ⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilki′ah, Jedai′ah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

⁸ And the Levites: Jeshua, Bin′nui, Kad′mi-el, Sherebi′ah, Judah, and Mattani′ah, who with his brethren was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. ⁹ And Bakbuki′ah and Unno their brethren stood opposite them in the service. ¹⁰ And Jeshua was the father of Joi′akim, Joi′akim the father of Eli′ashib, Eli′ashib the father of Joi′ada, ¹¹ Joi′ada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jad′du-a.

¹² And in the days of Joi′akim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Serai′ah, Merai′ah; of Jeremiah, Hanani′ah; ¹³ of Ezra, Meshul′lam; of Amari′ah, Jehoha′nan; ¹⁴ of Mal′luchi, Jonathan; of Shebani′ah, Joseph; ¹⁵ of Harim, Adna; of Merai′oth, Hel′kai; ¹⁶ of Iddo, Zechari′ah; of Gin′nethon, Meshul′lam; ¹⁷ of Abi′jah, Zichri; of Mini′amin, of Moadi′ah, Pil′tai; ¹⁸ of Bilgah, Sham′mu-a; of Shemai′ah, Jehon′athan; ¹⁹ of Joi′arib, Matte′nai; of Jedai′ah, Uzzi; ²⁰ of Sal′lai, Kal′lai; of Amok, Eber; ²¹ of Hilki′ah, Hashabi′ah; of Jedai′ah, Nethan′el.

²² As for the Levites, in the days of Eli′ashib, Joi′ada, Joha′nan, and Jad′du-a, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian. ²³ The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Joha′nan the son of Eli′ashib. ²⁴ And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabi′ah, Sherebi′ah, and Jeshua the son of Kad′mi-el, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch corresponding to watch. ²⁵ Mattani′ah, Bakbuki′ah, Obadi′ah, Meshul′lam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates. ²⁶ These were in the days of Joi′akim the son of Jeshua son of Jo′zadak, and in the days of Nehemi′ah the governor and of Ezra the priest the scribe.