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And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi 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. 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.Īnd 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. Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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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. 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. 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. And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah of Jeremiah, Hananiah Of Ezra, Meshullam of Amariah, Jehohanan Of Melicu, Jonathan of Shebaniah, Joseph Of Harim, Adna of Meraioth, Helkai Of Iddo, Zechariah of Ginnethon, Meshullam Of Abijah, Zichri of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai Of Bilgah, Shammua of Shemaiah, Jehonathan And of Joiarib, Mattenai of Jedaiah, Uzzi Of Sallai, Kallai of Amok, Eber Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.Īnd Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.