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Nehemiah 12 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

(cf. Ezr 2:36–40 )

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Neh 12:1 - Now these are the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 that went up^H5927 with Zerubbabel^H2216 the son^H1121 of Shealtiel,^H7597 and Jeshua:^H3442 Seraiah,^H8304 Jeremiah,^H3414 Ezra,^H5830

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Neh 12:2 - Amariah,^H568 Malluch,^H4409 Hattush,^H2407

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Neh 12:3 - Shechaniah,^H7935 Rehum,^H7348 Meremoth,^H4822

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Neh 12:4 - Iddo,^H5714 Ginnetho,^H1599 Abijah,^H29

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Neh 12:5 - Miamin,^H4326 Maadiah,^H4573 Bilgah,^H1083

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Neh 12:6 - Shemaiah,^H8098 and Joiarib,^H3114 Jedaiah,^H3048

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Neh 12:7 - Sallu,^H5543 Amok,^H5987 Hilkiah,^H2518 Jedaiah.^H3048 These were the chief^H7218 of the priests^H3548 and of their brethren^H251 in the days^H3117 of Jeshua.^H3442

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Neh 12:8 - Moreover the Levites:^H3881 Jeshua,^H3442 Binnui,^H1131 Kadmiel,^H6934 Sherebiah,^H8274 Judah,^H3063 and Mattaniah,^H4983 which was over the thanksgiving,^H1960 he and his brethren.^H251

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Neh 12:9 - Also Bakbukiah^H1229 and Unni,^H6042 their brethren,^H251 were over against them in the watches.^H4931

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Neh 12:10 - And Jeshua^H3442 begat^H3205 Joiakim,^H3113 Joiakim^H3113 also begat^H3205 Eliashib,^H475 and Eliashib^H475 begat^H3205 Joiada,^H3111

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Neh 12:11 - And Joiada^H3111 begat^H3205 Jonathan,^H3129 and Jonathan^H3129 begat^H3205 Jaddua.^H3037

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Neh 12:12 - And in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3113 were priests,^H3548 the chief^H7218 of the fathers:^H1 of Seraiah,^H8304 Meraiah;^H4811 of Jeremiah,^H3414 Hananiah;^H2608

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Neh 12:13 - Of Ezra,^H5830 Meshullam;^H4918 of Amariah,^H568 Jehohanan;^H3076

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Neh 12:14 - Of Melicu,^H4409 Jonathan;^H3129 of Shebaniah,^H7645 Joseph;^H3130

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Neh 12:15 - Of Harim,^H2766 Adna;^H5733 of Meraioth,^H4812 Helkai;^H2517

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Neh 12:16 - Of Iddo,^H5714 Zechariah;^H2148 of Ginnethon,^H1599 Meshullam;^H4918

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Neh 12:17 - Of Abijah,^H29 Zichri;^H2147 of Miniamin,^H4509 of Moadiah,^H4153 Piltai;^H6408

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Neh 12:18 - Of Bilgah,^H1083 Shammua;^H8051 of Shemaiah,^H8098 Jehonathan;^H3083

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Neh 12:19 - And of Joiarib,^H3114 Mattenai;^H4982 of Jedaiah,^H3048 Uzzi;^H5813

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Neh 12:20 - Of Sallai,^H5543 Kallai;^H7040 of Amok,^H5987 Eber;^H5677

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Neh 12:21 - Of Hilkiah,^H2518 Hashabiah;^H2811 of Jedaiah,^H3048 Nethaneel.^H5417

The Chief Levites

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Neh 12:22 - The Levites^H3881 in the days^H3117 of Eliashib,^H475 Joiada,^H3111 and Johanan,^H3110 and Jaddua,^H3037 were recorded^H3789 chief^H7218 of the fathers:^H1 also the priests,^H3548 to the reign^H4438 of Darius^H1867 the Persian.^H6542

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Neh 12:23 - The sons^H1121 of Levi,^H3878 the chief^H7218 of the fathers,^H1 were written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles,^H1697 even until the days^H3117 of Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Eliashib.^H475

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Neh 12:24 - And the chief^H7218 of the Levites:^H3881 Hashabiah,^H2811 Sherebiah,^H8274 and Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Kadmiel,^H6934 with their brethren^H251 over against them, to praise^H1984 and to give thanks,^H3034 according to the commandment^H4687 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God,^H430 ward^H4929 over against^H5980 ward.^H4929

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Neh 12:25 - Mattaniah,^H4983 and Bakbukiah,^H1229 Obadiah,^H5662 Meshullam,^H4918 Talmon,^H2929 Akkub,^H6126 were porters^H7778 keeping^H8104 the ward^H4929 at the thresholds^H624 of the gates.^H8179

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Neh 12:26 - These were in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3113 the son^H1121 of Jeshua,^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and in the days^H3117 of Nehemiah^H5166 the governor,^H6346 and of Ezra^H5830 the priest,^H3548 the scribe.^H5608

Dedication of the Wall

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Neh 12:27 - And at the dedication^H2598 of the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389 they sought^H1245 the Levites^H3881 out of all their places,^H4725 to bring^H935 them to Jerusalem,^H3389 to keep^H6213 the dedication^H2598 with gladness,^H8057 both with thanksgivings,^H8426 and with singing,^H7892 with cymbals,^H4700 psalteries,^H5035 and with harps.^H3658

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Neh 12:28 - And the sons^H1121 of the singers^H7891 gathered themselves together,^H622 both out of the plain country^H3603 round about^H5439 Jerusalem,^H3389 and from the villages^H2691 of Netophathi;^H5200

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Neh 12:29 - Also from the house^H1004 of Gilgal,^H1537^H1019 and out of the fields^H7704 of Geba^H1387 and Azmaveth:^H5820 for the singers^H7891 had builded^H1129 them villages^H2691 round about^H5439 Jerusalem.^H3389

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Neh 12:30 - And the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 purified^H2891 themselves, and purified^H2891 the people,^H5971 and the gates,^H8179 and the wall.^H2346

Procedures for the Temple

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Neh 12:31 - Then I brought up^H5927 the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063 upon the wall,^H2346 and appointed^H5975 two^H8147 great^H1419 companies of them that gave thanks,^H8426 whereof one went^H8418 on the right hand^H3225 upon the wall^H2346 toward the dung^H830 gate:^H8179

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Neh 12:32 - And after^H310 them went^H3212 Hoshaiah,^H1955 and half^H2677 of the princes^H8269 of Judah,^H3063

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Neh 12:33 - And Azariah,^H5838 Ezra,^H5830 and Meshullam,^H4918

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Neh 12:34 - Judah,^H3063 and Benjamin,^H1144 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Jeremiah,^H3414

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Neh 12:35 - And certain of the priests'^H3548 sons^H1121 with trumpets;^H2689 namely, Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Jonathan,^H3129 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Mattaniah,^H4983 the son^H1121 of Michaiah,^H4320 the son^H1121 of Zaccur,^H2139 the son^H1121 of Asaph:^H623

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Neh 12:36 - And his brethren,^H251 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Azarael,^H5832 Milalai,^H4450 Gilalai,^H1562 Maai,^H4597 Nethaneel,^H5417 and Judah,^H3063 Hanani,^H2607 with the musical^H7892 instruments^H3627 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God,^H430 and Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608 before^H6440 them.

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Neh 12:37 - And at the fountain^H5869 gate,^H8179 which was over against them, they went up^H5927 by the stairs^H4609 of the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 at the going up^H4608 of the wall,^H2346 above the house^H1004 of David,^H1732 even unto the water^H4325 gate^H8179 eastward.^H4217

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Neh 12:38 - And the other^H8145 company of them that gave thanks^H8426 went^H1980 over against^H4136 them, and I after^H310 them, and the half^H2677 of the people^H5971 upon the wall,^H2346 from beyond the tower^H4026 of the furnaces^H8574 even unto the broad^H7342 wall;^H2346

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Neh 12:39 - And from above the gate^H8179 of Ephraim,^H669 and above the old^H3465 gate,^H8179 and above the fish^H1709 gate,^H8179 and the tower^H4026 of Hananeel,^H2606 and the tower^H4026 of Meah,^H3968 even unto the sheep^H6629 gate:^H8179 and they stood still^H5975 in the prison^H4307 gate.^H8179

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Neh 12:40 - So stood^H5975 the two^H8147 companies of them that gave thanks^H8426 in the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and I, and the half^H2677 of the rulers^H5461 with me:

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Neh 12:41 - And the priests;^H3548 Eliakim,^H471 Maaseiah,^H4641 Miniamin,^H4509 Michaiah,^H4320 Elioenai,^H454 Zechariah,^H2148 and Hananiah,^H2608 with trumpets;^H2689

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Neh 12:42 - And Maaseiah,^H4641 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Eleazar,^H499 and Uzzi,^H5813 and Jehohanan,^H3076 and Malchijah,^H4441 and Elam,^H5867 and Ezer.^H5829 And the singers^H7891 sang loud,^H8085 with Jezrahiah^H3156 their overseer.^H6496

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Neh 12:43 - Also that day^H3117 they offered^H2076 great^H1419 sacrifices,^H2077 and rejoiced:^H8055 for God^H430 had made them rejoice^H8055 with great^H1419 joy:^H8057 the wives^H802 also and the children^H3206 rejoiced:^H8055 so that the joy^H8057 of Jerusalem^H3389 was heard^H8085 even afar off.^H7350

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Neh 12:44 - And at that time^H3117 were some^H582 appointed^H6485 over the chambers^H5393 for the treasures,^H214 for the offerings,^H8641 for the firstfruits,^H7225 and for the tithes,^H4643 to gather^H3664 into them out of the fields^H7704 of the cities^H5892 the portions^H4521 of the law^H8451 for the priests^H3548 and Levites:^H3881 for Judah^H3063 rejoiced^H8057 for the priests^H3548 and for the Levites^H3881 that waited.^H5975

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Neh 12:45 - And both the singers^H7891 and the porters^H7778 kept^H8104 the ward^H4931 of their God,^H430 and the ward^H4931 of the purification,^H2893 according to the commandment^H4687 of David,^H1732 and of Solomon^H8010 his son.^H1121

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Neh 12:46 - For in the days^H3117 of David^H1732 and Asaph^H623 of old^H6924 there were chief^H7218 of the singers,^H7891 and songs^H7892 of praise^H8416 and thanksgiving^H3034 unto God.^H430

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Neh 12:47 - And all Israel^H3478 in the days^H3117 of Zerubbabel,^H2216 and in the days^H3117 of Nehemiah,^H5166 gave^H5414 the portions^H4521 of the singers^H7891 and the porters,^H7778 every day^H3117 his portion:^H1697 and they sanctified^H6942 holy things unto the Levites;^H3881 and the Levites^H3881 sanctified^H6942 them unto the children^H1121 of Aaron.^H175

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