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 12:1 ¶ Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

 12:1 ¶ Now these° [are] the priests° and the Levites° that° went up°° with° Zerubbabel° the son° of Shealtiel,° and Jeshua:° Seraiah,° Jeremiah,° Ezra,°

 12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

 12:2 Amariah,° Malluch,° Hattush,°

 12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

 12:3 Shechaniah,° Rehum,° Meremoth,°

 12:4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

 12:4 Iddo,° Ginnetho,° Abijah,°

 12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

 12:5 Miamin,° Maadiah,° Bilgah,°

 12:6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

 12:6 Shemaiah,° and Joiarib,° Jedaiah,°

 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

 12:7 Sallu,° Amok,° Hilkiah,° Jedaiah.° These° [were] the chief° of the priests° and of their brethren° in the days° of Jeshua.°

 12:8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

 12:8 Moreover the Levites:° Jeshua,° Binnui,° Kadmiel,° Sherebiah,° Judah,° [and] Mattaniah,° [which was] over° the thanksgiving,° he° and his brethren.°

 12:9 Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them according to their offices.

 12:9 Also Bakbukiah° and Unni,° their brethren,° [were] over against° them in the watches.°

 12:10 ¶ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

 12:10 ¶ And Jeshua° begat°°° Joiakim,° Joiakim° also begat°°° Eliashib,° and Eliashib° begat°°° Joiada,°

 12:11 and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

 12:11 And Joiada° begat°°° Jonathan,° and Jonathan° begat°°° Jaddua.°

 12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

 12:12 And in the days° of Joiakim° were° priests,° the chief° of the fathers:° of Seraiah,° Meraiah;° of Jeremiah,° Hananiah;°

 12:13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

 12:13 Of Ezra,° Meshullam;° of Amariah,° Jehohanan;°

 12:14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

 12:14 Of Melicu,° Jonathan;° of Shebaniah,° Joseph;°

 12:15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

 12:15 Of Harim,° Adna;° of Meraioth,° Helkai;°

 12:16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

 12:16 Of Iddo,° Zechariah;° of Ginnethon,° Meshullam;°

 12:17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

 12:17 Of Abijah,° Zichri;° of Miniamin,° of Moadiah,° Piltai;°

 12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

 12:18 Of Bilgah,° Shammua;° of Shemaiah,° Jehonathan;°

 12:19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

 12:19 And of Joiarib,° Mattenai;° of Jedaiah,° Uzzi;°

 12:20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

 12:20 Of Sallai,° Kallai;° of Amok,° Eber;°

 12:21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

 12:21 Of Hilkiah,° Hashabiah;° of Jedaiah,° Nethaneel.°

 12:22 ¶ As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

 12:22 ¶ The Levites° in the days° of Eliashib,° Joiada,° and Johanan,° and Jaddua,° [were] recorded°° chief° of the fathers:° also the priests,° to° the reign° of Darius° the Persian.°

 12:23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

 12:23 The sons° of Levi,° the chief° of the fathers,° [were] written°° in° the book° of the chronicles,° even until° the days° of Johanan° the son° of Eliashib.°

 12:24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

 12:24 And the chief° of the Levites:° Hashabiah,° Sherebiah,° and Jeshua° the son° of Kadmiel,° with their brethren° over against° them, to praise°° [and] to give thanks,°° according to the commandment° of David° the man° of God,° ward° over against° ward.°

 12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.

 12:25 Mattaniah,° and Bakbukiah,° Obadiah,° Meshullam,° Talmon,° Akkub,° [were] porters° keeping°° the ward° at the thresholds° of the gates.°

 12:26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

 12:26 These° [were] in the days° of Joiakim° the son° of Jeshua,° the son° of Jozadak,° and in the days° of Nehemiah° the governor,° and of Ezra° the priest,° the scribe.°°

 12:27 ¶ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

 12:27 ¶ And at the dedication° of the wall° of Jerusalem° they sought°°° the Levites° out of all°° their places,° to bring°° them to Jerusalem,° to keep°° the dedication° with gladness,° both with thanksgivings,° and with singing,° [with] cymbals,° psalteries,° and with harps.°

 12:28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

 12:28 And the sons° of the singers°° gathered themselves together,°° both out of° the plain country° round about° Jerusalem,° and from° the villages° of Netophathi;°

 12:29 also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

 12:29 Also from the house°° of Gilgal,°°° and out of the fields°° of Geba° and Azmaveth:° for° the singers°° had builded°° them villages° round about° Jerusalem.°

 12:30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

 12:30 And the priests° and the Levites° purified°° themselves,° and purified°°° the people,° and the gates,° and the wall.°

 12:31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; [whereof one went] on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

 12:31 Then I brought up°°° the princes° of Judah° upon°° the wall,° and appointed°° two° great° [companies of them that gave] thanks,° [whereof one]° went°° on the right hand° upon°° the wall° toward the dung° gate:°

 12:32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

 12:32 And after° them went°°° Hoshaiah,° and half° of the princes° of Judah,°

 12:33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

 12:33 And Azariah,° Ezra,° and Meshullam,°

 12:34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

 12:34 Judah,° and Benjamin,° and Shemaiah,° and Jeremiah,°

 12:35 and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

 12:35 And [certain] of the priests'° sons°°° with trumpets;° [namely], Zechariah° the son° of Jonathan,° the son° of Shemaiah,° the son° of Mattaniah,° the son° of Michaiah,° the son° of Zaccur,° the son° of Asaph:°

 12:36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

 12:36 And his brethren,° Shemaiah,° and Azarael,° Milalai,° Gilalai,° Maai,° Nethaneel,° and Judah,° Hanani,° with the musical° instruments° of David° the man° of God,° and Ezra° the scribe°° before° them.

 12:37 And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

 12:37 And at° the fountain° gate,° which was over against° them, they went up°° by° the stairs° of the city° of David,° at the going up° of the wall,° above°° the house° of David,° even unto° the water° gate° eastward.°

 12:38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,

 12:38 And the other° [company of them that gave] thanks° went°° over against° [them], and I° after° them, and the half° of the people° upon°° the wall,° from beyond°° the tower° of the furnaces° even unto° the broad° wall;°

 12:39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

 12:39 And from above°° the gate° of Ephraim,° and above° the old° gate,° and above° the fish° gate,° and the tower° of Hananeel,° and the tower° of Meah,° even unto° the sheep° gate:° and they stood still°° in the prison° gate.°

 12:40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

 12:40 So stood°° the two° [companies of them that gave] thanks° in the house° of God,° and I,° and the half° of the rulers° with° me:

 12:41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

 12:41 And the priests;° Eliakim,° Maaseiah,° Miniamin,° Michaiah,° Elioenai,° Zechariah,° [and] Hananiah,° with trumpets;°

 12:42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

 12:42 And Maaseiah,° and Shemaiah,° and Eleazar,° and Uzzi,° and Jehohanan,° and Malchijah,° and Elam,° and Ezer.° And the singers°° sang loud,°° with Jezrahiah° [their] overseer.°

 12:43 And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

 12:43 Also that° day° they offered°° great° sacrifices,° and rejoiced:°° for° God° had made them rejoice°° with great° joy:° the wives° also° and the children° rejoiced:°° so that the joy° of Jerusalem° was heard°° even afar off.°°

 12:44 ¶ And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

 12:44 ¶ And at that° time° were some°° appointed°° over° the chambers° for the treasures,° for the offerings,° for the firstfruits,° and for the tithes,° to gather°° into them out of the fields° of the cities° the portions° of the law° for the priests° and Levites:° for° Judah° rejoiced° for° the priests° and for° the Levites° that waited.°°

 12:45 And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

 12:45 And both the singers°° and the porters° kept°° the ward° of their God,° and the ward° of the purification,° according to the commandment° of David,° [and] of Solomon° his son.°

 12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

 12:46 For° in the days° of David° and Asaph° of old°° [there were] chief° of the singers,°° and songs° of praise° and thanksgiving°° unto God.°

 12:47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [that which was] for the sons of Aaron.

 12:47 And all° Israel° in the days° of Zerubbabel,° and in the days° of Nehemiah,° gave°° the portions° of the singers°° and the porters,° every day° his portion:° and they sanctified°° [holy things] unto the Levites;° and the Levites° sanctified°° [them] unto the children° of Aaron.°