The Priests and Levites Who Returned 1 Brenton Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and Jesus: Saraia, Jeremia, Esdra, BSB BSB: Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Brenton Amaria, Maluch, BSB BSB: Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Brenton Sechenia. BSB BSB: Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
7 Brenton These were the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus. BSB BSB: Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 Brenton And the Levites were , Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he was over the bands, BSB BSB: The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
9 Brenton and his brethren were appointed to the daily courses. BSB BSB: Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
10 Brenton And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib begot Jodae, BSB BSB: Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 Brenton and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu. BSB BSB: Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 Brenton And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families were, belonging to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania; BSB BSB: In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Brenton to Esdra, Mesulam; to Amaria, Joanan; BSB BSB: of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Brenton to Amaluch, Jonathan; to Sechenia, Joseph; BSB BSB: of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Brenton to Are, Mannas; to Marioth, Elcai; BSB BSB: of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Brenton to Adadai, Zacharia; to Ganathoth, Mesolam; BSB BSB: of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Brenton to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, one ; BSB BSB: of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 Brenton to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan; BSB BSB: of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
19 Brenton to Joarib, Matthanai; to Edio, Ozi; BSB BSB: of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Brenton to Salai, Callai; to Amec, Abed; BSB BSB: of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Brenton to Elkia, Asabias; to Jedeiu, Nathanael. BSB BSB: of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 Brenton The Levites in the days of Eliasib, Joada, and Joa, and Joanan, and Idua, were recorded heads of families: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. BSB BSB: In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded. 23 Brenton And the sons of Levi, heads of families, were written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Joanan son of Elisue. BSB BSB: As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
24 Brenton And the heads of the Levites were Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course. BSB BSB: The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
25 Brenton When I gathered the porters, BSB BSB: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
26 Brenton it was in the days of Joakim son of Jesus, son of Josedec, and in the days of Neemia: and Esdras the priest was scribe.BSB BSB: They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
The Dedication of the Wall 27 Brenton And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and had psalteries and harps. BSB BSB: At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 Brenton And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages, BSB BSB: The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 Brenton and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem. BSB BSB: from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
30 Brenton And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall. BSB BSB: After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Brenton And they brought up the princes of Juda on the wall, and they appointed two great companies for thanksgiving, and they passed on the right hand on the wall of the dung-gate. BSB BSB: Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
32 Brenton And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda, BSB BSB: Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
33 Brenton and Azarias, and Esdras, and Mesollam, BSB BSB: along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Brenton and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia. BSB BSB: Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 Brenton And some of the sons of the priest with trumpets, Zacharias son of Jonathan, son of Samaias, son of Matthania, son of Michaia, son of Zacchur, son of Asaph: BSB BSB: and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
36 Brenton and his brethren, Samaia, and Oziel, Gelol, Jama, Aia, Nathanael, and Juda, Anani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God; and Esdras the scribe was before them, BSB BSB: and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
37 Brenton at the gate, to praise before them, and they went up by the steps of the city of David, in the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate BSB BSB: At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
39 Brenton of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate. BSB BSB: over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
42 Brenton And the singers were heard, and were numbered. BSB BSB: and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
43 Brenton And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off. BSB BSB: On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
Provisions for Temple Worship 44 Brenton And in that day they appointed men over the treasuries, for the treasures, the first-fruits, and the tithes, and for the chiefs of the cities who were assembled among them, to furnish portions for the priests and Levites: for there was joy in Juda over the priests and over the Levites that waited. BSB BSB: And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
45 Brenton And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and ordered the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon. BSB BSB: They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
46 Brenton For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and they sang hymns and praise to God. BSB BSB: For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 Brenton And all Israel in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Neemias, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, a daily rate: and consecrated them to the Levites: and the Levites consecrated them to the sons of Aaron. BSB BSB: So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
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