1These are the priests and Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and with Jesua: Seraiah, Jeremy, Esdras,
2Amariah, Meluch, Hatus,
3Sechaniah, Rehum, Merimoth,
4Ado, Genthoi, Abiah,
5Miamin, Maadiah, Belgah,
6Semaiah, and Joiarib and Jadaiah,
7Salu, Amok, Helkiah, Jadaiah. These were the heads among the priests and their brethren in the time of Jesua.
8The Levites were these: Jesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarabiah, Judah, and Mathaniah, over the office of thanksgiving, they and their brethren:
9Bacbukiah and Uni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches.
10Jesua begat Joakim, Joakim begat Eliasib, Eliasib begat Joiada.
11Joiada begat Jonathan, Jonathan begat Jadua.
12And in the time of Joakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under(namely of) Saraiah, (was) Maraiah; under(of) Jeremy, (was) Hananiah,
13under Esdras, Mosolam, under Amariah, Jehoanan,
14under Milico, Jonathan, under Sebaniah, Joseph,
15under Harim, Edna, under Maraioth, Helcai,
16under Adia, Zachary, under Genthon, Mosolam,
17under Abia, Zechri, under Miniamin and Moadia Peltai,
18under Belgah, Samua, under Semeiah, Jehonathan,
19under Joiarib, Mathnai, under Jadaiah, Usi,
20under Selai, Kelai, under Amok, Eber,
21under Helchiah, Hasabiah, under Jadaiah, Nathanael.
22And in the time of Eliasib. Joiada, Johanan and Jadua, were the chief fathers among the Levites, and the priests written under the reign of Darius the Persian.
23The children of Levi the principal fathers were written in the Chronicles, until the time of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.
24And these were the chief among the Levites, Hasabiah, Serebiah and Jesua the son of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another.
25Mathania, Balbukiah, Obadiah, Mosolam, Talmon, and Abub were porters in the watch at the thresholds of the gates.
26These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jesua the son of Josedec, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain(debyte) and of the priest Esdras the scribe.
27And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem, were the Levites sought out of all their places, that they might be brought to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication and gladness, with thanksgivings, with singing, with cymbals, Psalteries, and harps.
28And the children of the singers gathered themselves together from the plain country about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Nethophathi
29and from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Asmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages about Jerusalem.
30And the priests and Levites purified themselves, and cleansed the people, the gates and the wall.
31And I caused the princes of Juda to go up upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs(queres) of thanksgiving, which went on the right hand of the wall toward the Dung gate,
32and after them went Hosaiah, and half of the princes of Juda,
33and Asaria, Esdras, Mosolam,
34Judah, Ben Jamin, and Semeiah, and Jeremy:
35and certain of the priests' children with trumpets, namely Zachary the son of Jonathan, the son of Semeiah, the son of Mathaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zecur, the son of Asaph,
36and his brethren, Semeiah, and Asarael, Melalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Juda, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Esdras the scribe before them,
37toward the Wellgate, and they went up over against them upon the steps of the city of David at the going up of the wall to the house of David, unto the Watergate Eastward.
38The other choir of thanksgiving went over against them, and I after them, and the half part of the people upon the wall, toward the Furnacegate upward, until the broad wall,
39and to the port of Ephraim, and to the Oldgate, and to the Fishgate, and to the tower of Hananeel, and to the tower of Meah, until the Sheepgate. And in the prison gate they stood still,
40and so stood the two choirs of thanksgiving of the house of God, and I and the half of the rulers with me,
41and the priests, namely Eliakim, Maasiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zachary, and Hananiah, with trumpets,
42and Maasiah, Semeiah, Eleasar, Ursi, Jehoanan, Melchiah, Elam, and Ser. And the singers sang loud, and Jestahiah was the overseer.
43And the same day were there great sacrifices offered, and they rejoiced: for God had given them great gladness, so that both the wives and children were joyful, and the mirth of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
44At the same time were there men appointed over the treasure chests (wherein were the Heaveofferings, the firstlings and the tithes) that they should gather them out of the fields about the cities, to distribute them unto the priests and Levites according to the law: for Judah was glad of the priests, and Levites,
45that they stood and waited upon the office of their God, and the office of the purification. And the singers and porters stood after the commandment of David and of Solomon his son:
46for in the time of David and Asaph, were the chief singers founded, and the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47In the time of Zorobabel, and Nehemiah, did all Israel, give portions unto the singers and porters, every day his portion, and they gave things hallowed unto the Levites, and the Levites gave things that were sanctified, unto the children of Aaron.