The Priests and Levites Who Returned to Judah
1 Some priests and Levites returned to Judah with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Here are the names of those priests and Levites. Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
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Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah All of them were the leaders of the priests and those who helped them. They lived in the days of Jeshua.
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The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah and Judah. There were also Mattaniah and those who helped him. They were in charge of the songs for giving thanks.
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Bakbukiah and Unni helped them. They stood and sang across from them during the services.
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Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
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Joiada was the father of Jonathan. And Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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Here are the names of the family leaders of the priests. They were the leaders in the days of Joiakim. Meraiah was from Seraiah's family. Hananiah was from Jeremiah's family.
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Meshullam was from Ezra's family. Jehohanan was from Amariah's family.
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Jonathan was from Malluch's family. Joseph was from Shecaniah's family.
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Adna was from Harim's family. Helkai was from Meremoth's family.
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Zechariah was from Iddo's family. Meshullam was from Ginnethon's family.