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Now these
are the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
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Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah,
and Jedaiah. These
were the princes of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah,
and Mattaniah, who with his brethren officiated in the songs of praise.
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Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren,
were before them in the watches.
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And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
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And in the days of Joiakim the priests, the heads of the families were of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
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of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
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The Levites in the days of Eliashib, of Joiada and of Johanan and
of Jaddua,
were recorded as heads of families; also the priests, until the reign of Darius, the Persian.
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The sons of Levi, heads of families,
were written in the book of the chronicles, until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
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The heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren before them, to praise
and to give thanks, according to the statute of David, the man of God, keeping each one their ward.
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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon,
and Akkub
were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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These
were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the captain, and of Ezra, the priest
and scribe.