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Nehemiah Chapter 12

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NEHEMIAH

Nehemiah 12

1Now these are the priests and the Levites, that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue: Saraia, Jeremias, Esdras,
Ezra 2:1, Ezra 2:2, Nehemiah 10:2, Nehemiah 10:8, Nehemiah 12:12
2Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,
3Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,
4Addo, Genthon, Abia,
Luke 1:5, Luke 1:5
5Miamin, Madia, Belga,
6Semeia, and Joiarib, Idaia, Sellum Amoc, Helcias,
1 Chronicles 9:10, Nehemiah 11:10, 1 Chronicles 9:10, Nehemiah 11:10
7Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
Nehemiah 12:1, 1 Chronicles 24:18, Haggai 1:1, Ezra 3:2, Zechariah 3:1
8And the Levites, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, they and their brethren were over the hymns:
Nehemiah 11:17, Nehemiah 11:17, Nehemiah 12:24, Nehemiah 12:24, Nehemiah 11:22
9And Becbecia, and Hanni, and their brethren every one in his office.
Nehemiah 12:24, Psalms 134:1, Psalms 134:3, Nehemiah 12:24, Psalms 134:1
10And Josue begot Joacim, and Joacim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib begot Joiada,
Nehemiah 13:28, Nehemiah 13:7, 1 Chronicles 6:3, 1 Chronicles 6:15, Nehemiah 13:4
11And Joiada begot Jonathan and Jonathan begot Jeddoa.
12And in the days of Joacim the priests and heads of the families were: Of Saraia, Maraia: of Jeremias, Hanania:
Nehemiah 12:22, 1 Chronicles 15:12, 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 9:34, 1 Chronicles 24:6
13Of Esdras, Mosollam: and of Amaria, Johanan:
14Of Milicho, Jonathan: of Sebenia, Joseph:
15Of Haram, Edna: of Maraioth, Helci:
16Of Adaia, Zacharia: of Genthon, Mosollam:
17Of Abia, Zechri: of Miamin and Moadia, Phelti:
18Of Belga, Sammua of Semaia, Jonathan:
19Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi:
20Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber:
21Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.
22The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
Nehemiah 12:10, Nehemiah 12:13, Nehemiah 12:10, Nehemiah 12:13
23The sons of Levi, heads of the families were written in the book of Chronicles, even unto the days of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.
1 Chronicles 9:14, 1 Chronicles 9:44, 1 Chronicles 9:14, 1 Chronicles 9:44
24Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.
1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:26, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:26, 2 Chronicles 8:14
25Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.
1 Chronicles 23:32, 1 Chronicles 26:12, Nehemiah 12:8, Nehemiah 12:9, Isaiah 21:8
26These were in the days of Joacim the son of Josue, the son of Josedec, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Esdras the priest and scribe.
Nehemiah 8:9, Nehemiah 8:9, Ezra 7:11, Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:11
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps.
1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 2 Chronicles 5:13, 1 Chronicles 15:28, Deuteronomy 20:5
28And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,
1 Chronicles 9:16, 1 Chronicles 9:16, 1 Chronicles 2:54, 1 Chronicles 2:54, Nehemiah 6:2
29And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 11:31, Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 21:17, Ezra 2:24
30And the priests and the Levites were purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
2 Chronicles 29:5, Job 1:5, Exodus 19:10, Ezra 6:21, 2 Chronicles 29:5
31And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate.
Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 12:38, Nehemiah 12:38, Nehemiah 12:40
32And after them went Osaias, and half of the princes of Juda,
33And Azarias, Esdras, and Mosollam, Judas, and Benjamin, and Semeia, and Jeremias.
Nehemiah 10:2, Nehemiah 10:7, Nehemiah 10:2, Nehemiah 10:7
34And of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zacharias the son of Jonathan, the son of Semeia, the son of Mathania, the son of Michaia, the son of Zechur, the son of Asaph,
35And his brethren Semeia, and Azareel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Judas, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: and Esdras the scribe before them at the fountain gate.
Numbers 10:2, Numbers 10:10, Joshua 6:4, Numbers 10:2, Numbers 10:10
36And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward:
Nehemiah 12:24, Nehemiah 12:24, 1 Chronicles 23:5, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 23:5
37And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
Nehemiah 2:14, Nehemiah 3:26, Nehemiah 2:14, Nehemiah 3:26, Nehemiah 8:1
38And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate.
Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 12:31
39And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.
Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 8:16, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6
40And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,
Psalms 42:4, Psalms 42:4, Nehemiah 12:31, Nehemiah 12:32, Nehemiah 12:31
41And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer:
42And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they rejoiced: for God had made them joyful with great joy: their wives also and their children rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
Psalms 81:1, Psalms 81:1, Nehemiah 11:14, Psalms 100:1, Psalms 100:2
43They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.
Ezra 3:13, Ezra 3:13, Psalms 92:4, Psalms 92:4, Jeremiah 31:13
44And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
Nehemiah 13:12, Nehemiah 13:13, Nehemiah 13:12, Nehemiah 13:13, Nehemiah 10:37
45For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.
1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:26, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:26, 2 Chronicles 23:6
46And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemiah gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron.
2 Chronicles 29:30, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Psalms 83:1, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:31

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