Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Now these the priests and the Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and Jesus: Saraia, Jeremia, Esdra,
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These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria, Maluch,
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Sechenia.
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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
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Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 These the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and of their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites , Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he over the bands,
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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
9 and his brethren to the daily courses.
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And Bakbukiah and Unno their associates stood opposite them in the service.
10 And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib Jodae,
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Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
11 and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
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Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania;
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In the days of Joiakim the priests, heads of ancestral houses, were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 to Esdra, Mesulam; to Amaria, Joanan;
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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 to Amaluch, Jonathan; to Sechenia, Joseph;
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of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 to Are, Mannas; to Marioth, Elcai;
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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 to Adadai, Zacharia; to Ganathoth, Mesolam;
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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, ;
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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;
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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 to Joarib, Matthanai; to Edio, Ozi;
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of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 to Salai, Callai; to Amec, Abed;
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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 to Elkia, Asabias; to Jedeiu, Nathanael.
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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliasib, Joada, and Joa, and Joanan, and Idua, recorded heads of families: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
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As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of ancestral houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 And the sons of Levi, heads of families, written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Joanan son of Elisue.
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The Levites, heads of ancestral houses, were recorded in the Book of the Annals until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24 And the heads of the Levites Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.
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And the leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, section opposite to section.
25 When I gathered the porters,
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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.
26 in the days of Joakim son of Jesus, son of Josedec, and in the days of Neemia: and Esdras the priest scribe.
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These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of the governor Nehemiah and of the priest Ezra, the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and psalteries and harps.
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Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,
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The companies of the singers gathered together from the circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
29 and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
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also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
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And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.
31 And they brought up the princes of Juda on the wall, and they appointed two great for thanksgiving, and they passed on the right hand on the wall of the dung-gate.
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Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession. One went to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate;
32 And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
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and after them went Hoshaiah and half the officials of Judah,
33 and Azarias, and Esdras, and Mesollam,
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and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia.
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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And of the sons of the priest with trumpets, Zacharias son of Jonathan, son of Samaias, son of Matthania, son of Michaia, son of Zacchur, son of Asaph:
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and some of the young priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph;
36 and his brethren, Samaia, and Oziel, Gelol, Jama, Aia, Nathanael, and Juda, Anani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God; and Esdras the scribe before them,
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and his kindred, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and the scribe Ezra went in front of them.
37 at the gate, to praise before them, and they went up by the steps of the city of David, in the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate
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At the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went straight up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.
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The other company of those who gave thanks went to the left, and I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
39 of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate.
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and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.
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So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;
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and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
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and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.
43 And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.
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They offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
44 And in that day they appointed men over the treasuries, for the treasures, the first-fruits, and the tithes, and the chiefs of the cities who were assembled among them, portions for the priests and Levites: for joy in Juda over the priests and over the Levites that waited.
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On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites from the fields belonging to the towns; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.
45 And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon.
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They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
46 For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and hymns and praise to God.
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For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Neemias, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, a daily rate: and consecrated them to the Levites: and the Levites consecrated them to the sons of Aaron.
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In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the descendants of Aaron.
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