Nehemiah 12:22
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers, as well as the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
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The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as heads of families, and so were the priests, during the reign of Darius the Persian.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
As for the Levites,{H3881} in the days{H3117} of Eliashib,{H475} Joiada,{H3111} and Johanan,{H3110} and Jaddua,{H3037} there were recorded{H3789} the heads{H7218} of fathers'{H1} [houses]; also the priests,{H3548} in the reign{H4438} of Darius{H1867} the Persian.{H6542}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The Levites{H3881} in the days{H3117} of Eliashib{H475}, Joiada{H3111}, and Johanan{H3110}, and Jaddua{H3037}, were recorded{H3789}{(H8803)} chief{H7218} of the fathers{H1}: also the priests{H3548}, to the reign{H4438} of Darius{H1867} the Persian{H6542}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in the tyme of Eliasib. Ioiada, Iohanan and Iaddua, were the chefe fathers amonge the Leuites, and the prestes wrytte vnder the reigne of Darius ye Persian.
Geneva Bible (1560)
In the dayes of Eliashib, Ioiada, and Iohanan and Iaddua were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites written, and the Priests in the reigne of Darius the Persian.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
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.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.
American Standard Version (1901)
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' `houses'; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
American Standard Version (1901)
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses] ; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were listed as heads of families; and the priests, when Darius the Persian was king.
World English Bible (2000)
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua the heads of families were recorded, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.
Referenced Verses
- Neh 12:10-13 : 10 And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada, 11 And Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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- Neh 12:23-242 verses89%
23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, up until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, group by group.
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26 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.
- Neh 12:10-134 verses80%
10 And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada,
11 And Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
- Neh 12:6-83 verses78%
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
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21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
- Neh 12:1-22 verses77%
1 Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
- 1 Chr 24:6-72 verses75%
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chiefs of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot came to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin.
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23 Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- Ezra 3:8-92 verses73%
8 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.
9 Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to supervise the workers in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.
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16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
- Neh 13:29-302 verses73%
29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,
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10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
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15 And I gathered them together by the river that flows to Ahava; and there we stayed in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
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12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
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1 These are now the leaders of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes.
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12 And their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty-two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
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21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
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27 Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
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19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites helped the people to understand the law; and the people stood in their place.
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40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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3 Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah everyone lived in his own possession, in their cities, namely, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
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1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
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34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
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2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
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36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
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44 At that time some were 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 required by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who ministered.
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13 And on the second day, the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites gathered to Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.
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5 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin arose, and the priests, and the Levites, with all those whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
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4 Before this, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the chambers of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah;
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18 Among the sons of the priests who had taken foreign wives were found among the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
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24 And the sons of Elioenai were: Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
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12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
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42 Also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah as their leader.
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24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
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8 And with them he sent Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
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34 These chief ancestors of the Levites, chief throughout their generations, lived in Jerusalem.
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12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.