Nehemiah 12:1-23 ▼

1 These are the priestes and Leuites that went vp with Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel: and with Iesua, Saraia, Ieremia, and Esdras,

2 Amaria, Malluch, Hattus,

3 Sechania, Rehum, Merimoth,

4 Iddo, Genthon, Abia,

5 Miamin, Madaia, Belga,

6 Semaia, Ioiarib, Iedaia,

7 Salu, Amok, Helkia, and Iedaia: These were the heades among the priestes and their brethren in the dayes of Iesua.

8 The Leuites were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, Iuda, and Mathania, whiche was ouer the office of thankesgeuing, he and his brethren.

9 Bacbucio, and Hanni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches.

10 Iesua begat Ioakim, Ioakim also begat Eliasib, and Eliasib begat Ioiada:

11 Ioiada begat Ionathan, and Ionathan begat Iaddua.

12 In the dayes of Ioakim were these the chiefe fathers among the priestes: vnder Saraia, Maraia: vnder Ieremi, Hanania:

13 Under Esdras, Mesullam: vnder Amaria, Iehoanan:

14 Under Milico, Ionathan: vnder Sebania, Ioseph:

15 Under Horim, Adna: vnder Maraioth, Helka:

16 Under Iddo, Zacharie: vnder Genthon, Mesullam:

17 Under Abia, Zichri: vnder Miniamin, and Moadia, Piltat:

18 Under Belga, Sammua: vnder Semaia, Iehonathan:

19 Under Ioiarib, Mathenai: vnder Iadaia, Uzzi:

20 Under Selai, Kellai: vnder Amok, Eber:

21 Under Helchia, Hasabia: vnder Iadaia, Nathanael.

22 And in the time of Eliasib, Ioiada, Iohanan, and Iadua, were the chiefe fathers among the Leuites & the priestes written, in the raigne of Darius the Persian.

23 The children of Leui the principall fathers, were written in the cronicles, vntill the time of Ionathan the sonne of Eliasib.