Nehemiah 12
1These are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,2
3Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,4
5Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,6
7Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,8
9Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,10
11Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,12
13Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.14
15The Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah — he and his relatives were in charge of the songs of praise.16
17Bakbukiah, Unni, and their relatives stood opposite them in the services.18
19Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada,20
21Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.22
23In the days of Joiakim, the heads of the priestly families were Meraiahof Seraiah, Hananiahof Jeremiah,
2425Meshullamof Ezra, Jehohananof Amariah,
2627Jonathanof Malluchi, Josephof Shebaniah,
2829Adnaof Harim, Helkaiof Meraioth,
3031Zechariahof Iddo, Meshullamof Ginnethon,
3233Zichriof Abijah, Piltaiof Moadiah, of Miniamin,
3435Shammuaof Bilgah, Jehonathanof Shemaiah,
3637Mattenaiof Joiarib, Uzziof Jedaiah,
3839Kallaiof Sallai, Eberof Amok,
4041Hashabiahof Hilkiah, and Nethanelof Jedaiah.
4243In 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.4445Levi’s descendants, the family heads, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Events during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.4647The 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.4849This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates.5051These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.52
61Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.6263Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,6465along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,6667Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,6869and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph followed7071as well as his relatives — Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe went in front of them.7273At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the city of David on the ascent of the wall and went above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.74
75The second thanksgiving procession went to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,7677above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.7879The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,8081as well as the priests: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;82
83and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the singers sang, with Jezrahiah as the leader.8485On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.86
3Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,4
5Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,6
7Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,8
9Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,10
11Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,12
13Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.14
15The Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah — he and his relatives were in charge of the songs of praise.16
17Bakbukiah, Unni, and their relatives stood opposite them in the services.18
19Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada,20
21Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.22
23In the days of Joiakim, the heads of the priestly families were Meraiahof Seraiah, Hananiahof Jeremiah,
2425Meshullamof Ezra, Jehohananof Amariah,
2627Jonathanof Malluchi, Josephof Shebaniah,
2829Adnaof Harim, Helkaiof Meraioth,
3031Zechariahof Iddo, Meshullamof Ginnethon,
3233Zichriof Abijah, Piltaiof Moadiah, of Miniamin,
3435Shammuaof Bilgah, Jehonathanof Shemaiah,
3637Mattenaiof Joiarib, Uzziof Jedaiah,
3839Kallaiof Sallai, Eberof Amok,
4041Hashabiahof Hilkiah, and Nethanelof Jedaiah.
4243In 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.4445Levi’s descendants, the family heads, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Events during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.4647The 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.4849This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates.5051These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.52
Dedication of the Wall
53At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.5455The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the settlements of the Netophathites,5657from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.5859After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the city gates, and the wall.6061Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.6263Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,6465along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,6667Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,6869and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph followed7071as well as his relatives — Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe went in front of them.7273At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the city of David on the ascent of the wall and went above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.74
75The second thanksgiving procession went to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,7677above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.7879The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,8081as well as the priests: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;82
83and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the singers sang, with Jezrahiah as the leader.8485On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.86