Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
We have in this chapter a record of little more than the names of a great many priests and Levites, that were eminent in their day among the returned Jews. It is good to know what our godly ancestors and predecessors were, that we may learn thereby what we should be.
the priests.
Nehemiah 7:7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, …
Ezra 2:1,2 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the …
Zerubbabel.
1 Chronicles 3:17-19 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son…
Ezra 3:8 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, …
Ezra 4:2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and …
Ezra 5:2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son …
Haggai 1:1,12,14 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the …
Haggai 2:2,21-23 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, …
Zechariah 4:6-10 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the …
Matthew 1:12,13 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; …
Zorobabel. Salathiel. Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib …
Zechariah 3:1-9 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel …
Zechariah 6:11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head …
Joshua. Seraiah.
Nehemiah 12:12-21 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: …
Nehemiah 10:2-8 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah…
Ezra 2:2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, …
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Miamin.
Nehemiah 12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
Miniamin. Maadiah. The variation between Moadiah and Maadiah merely arises from the elision of {wav;} the LXX., however, in ver.
Nehemiah 12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
Nehemiah 12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
Moadiah.
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
Jeshua.
Nehemiah 7:48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
Nehemiah 9:4 Then stood up on the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, …
Nehemiah 10:9-13 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons …
Mattaniah.
Nehemiah 11:17,22 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, …
the thanksgiving. that is, The psalms of thanksgiving.
Nehemiah 12:24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the …
1 Chronicles 9:33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who …
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Jonathan. Jaddua is supposed to be Jaddus the high priest, who went in his pontifical robes to meet Alexander the Great, when advancing to destroy Jerusalem; who was so struck with his appearance, that he forbore all hostilities, and granted many privileges to the Jews. According to Eusebius, he was high priest from A.M.
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
the chief.
Nehemiah 12:22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, …
1 Chronicles 9:33,34 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who …
1 Chronicles 15:12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: …
1 Chronicles 24:6-31 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, …
Seraiah.
Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hashabiah.
Nehemiah 12:8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, …
Nehemiah 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah…
Nehemiah 9:4 Then stood up on the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, …
Nehemiah 10:9-13 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons …
according.
1 Chronicles 23:1-32 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king …
1 Chronicles 25:1-26:32 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service …
the man.
Deuteronomy 33:1 And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed …
Joshua 14:6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the …
1 Kings 17:24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man …
2 Chronicles 8:14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the …
1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, …
2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
ward.
Nehemiah 12:9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, were over against them in the watches.
Ezra 3:10,11 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, …
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
Mattaniah.
Nehemiah 12:8,9 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, …
Nehemiah 11:17-19 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, …
1 Chronicles 9:14-17 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, …
keeping.
1 Chronicles 23:32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, …
1 Chronicles 26:12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief …
Isaiah 21:8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually on the watchtower …
thresholds. or, treasuries, or assemblies.
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.
And 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.
A.M.
Deuteronomy 20:5 And the officers shall speak to the people, saying, What man is there …
Psalm 30:1-12 I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not …
out.
Nehemiah 11:20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were …
1 Chronicles 15:4,12 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites…
1 Chronicles 25:6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house …
1 Chronicles 26:31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, …
2 Chronicles 5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, …
2 Chronicles 29:4-11,30 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them …
Ezra 8:15-20 And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and …
gladness.
Nehemiah 8:17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the …
Deuteronomy 16:11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, …
2 Samuel 6:12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD has blessed the house …
2 Chronicles 29:30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites …
Ezra 6:16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the …
Psalm 98:4-6 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, …
Psalm 100:1,2 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all you lands…
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
thanksgivings.
1 Chronicles 13:8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, …
1 Chronicles 15:16,28 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers …
1 Chronicles 16:5,42 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, …
1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the …
1 Chronicles 25:1-6 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service …
2 Chronicles 5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, …
2 Chronicles 7:6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments …
Ezra 3:10,11 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, …
Psalm 81:1-4 Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob…
Psalm 92:1-3 IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES …
Psalm 149:3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him …
Psalm 150:2-5 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent …
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty …
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.
the house. Or, Beth-Gilgal, a village erected where the Israelites encamped after they had crossed the Jordan.
Deuteronomy 11:30 Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goes …
Joshua 5:9 And the LORD said to Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach …
Joshua 10:43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
Geba.
Nehemiah 11:31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelled at Michmash, and …
Joshua 21:17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with …
1 Chronicles 6:60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth …
Azmaveth.
Ezra 2:24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
themselves.
Genesis 35:2 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, …
Exodus 19:10,15 And the LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them to …
Numbers 19:2-20 This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, …
2 Chronicles 29:5,34 And said to them, Hear me, you Levites, sanctify now yourselves, …
Ezra 6:21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity…
Job 1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that …
Hebrews 5:1,3 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in …
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
with trumpets.
Numbers 10:2-10 Make you two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shall you make …
Joshua 6:4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' …
2 Chronicles 5:12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of …
2 Chronicles 13:12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests …
Zechariah.
Nehemiah 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, …
1 Chronicles 6:39-43 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the …
1 Chronicles 25:2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, …
1 Chronicles 26:10,11 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, …
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
the fountain gate.
Nehemiah 2:14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: …
Nehemiah 3:15,16 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, …
the stairs. Jerusalem was built on very uneven ground, some hills being enclosed within the walls, there was a necessity, therefore, for steps, by which to ascend and descend; probably similar to what is seen in the city of Bristol.
Nehemiah 3:15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, …
2 Samuel 5:7-9 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the …
water gate.
Nehemiah 3:26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelled in Ophel, to the place over against …
Nehemiah 8:1,3,16 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the …
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
the gate of Ephraim.
Nehemiah 8:16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, …
2 Kings 14:13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of …
the old.
Nehemiah 3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam …
the fish gate.
Nehemiah 3:3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid …
Zephaniah 1:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, said the LORD, that there …
the tower.
Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, …
Jeremiah 31:38 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that the city shall be built …
the sheep.
Nehemiah 3:32 And between the going up of the corner to the sheep gate repaired …
John 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called …
the prison.
Nehemiah 3:25,31 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and …
Jeremiah 32:2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah …
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
offered.
Numbers 10:10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in …
Deuteronomy 12:11,12 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose …
1 Chronicles 29:21,22 And they sacrificed sacrifices to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings …
2 Chronicles 7:5-7,10 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, …
2 Chronicles 29:35,36 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the …
Psalm 27:6 And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me: …
God.
2 Chronicles 20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat …
Job 34:29 When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides …
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and …
Psalm 30:11,12 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off …
Psalm 92:4 For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work: I will triumph …
Isaiah 61:3 To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for …
Isaiah 66:10-14 Rejoice you with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you that love …
Jeremiah 33:11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, …
John 16:22 And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and …
the wives also.
Exodus 15:20,21 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand…
2 Chronicles 20:13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their …
Psalm 148:11-13 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth…
Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old …
Matthew 21:9,15 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, …
Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing …
James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
the joy.
1 Samuel 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, …
Ezra 3:13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy …
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
some.
Nehemiah 10:37-39 And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, …
Nehemiah 13:5,12,13 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they …
2 Chronicles 13:11,12 And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices …
2 Chronicles 31:11-13 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; …
chambers.
1 Chronicles 9:26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, …
1 Chronicles 26:21-26 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, …
of the law. that is, appointed by the law. Judah rejoiced. Heb. the joy of Judah. Levites.
Numbers 3:10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on …
Numbers 8:24,25 This is it that belongs to the Levites…
1 Chronicles 23:28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service …
2 Chronicles 5:11,12 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: …
Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man that hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting …
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall …
Romans 12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teaches, on teaching;
waited. Heb. stood.
And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Zerubbabel.
Nehemiah 12:1,12,26 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel …
gave.
Nehemiah 10:35-39 And to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits …
Nehemiah 13:10-12 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given …
2 Chronicles 31:5,6 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel …
Malachi 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, Wherein …
Galatians 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teaches …
and they. That is, the people separated, or set apart,the tenth of the produce of their lands for the use of the Levites; and the Levites separated the tenth of their tithes for the priests.
Numbers 18:21-29 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel …
sanctified. that is, set apart.
