1 These are the priests and the Levites who came back with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and with the High Priest Jeshua:
2 Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
3 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Harim, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijai,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah; also: Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
7 These were the heads of the priests and of their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah - the latter with his kinsmen, directed the hymns of thanksgiving
9 while Bakbukiah, Unno and their kinsmen in their respective groups formed an alternate choir.
10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim father of Eliashib, Eliashib father of Joiada,
11 Joiada father of Johanan, and Johanan father of Jaddua.
12 In the days when Joiakim was High Priest the heads of the priestly clans were: clan of
13 Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 of Harim, Adna; of Meremoth, Helkai;
16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 also: of Joiaarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 In the days of the High Priests Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, the heads of the priestly families were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles up to the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi.
24 The heads of the Levite families were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles, but only up to the time of Johanan, grandson of Eliashib. The heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel; and their kinsmen forming an alternate choir for the hymns of praise and thanksgiving, in accordance with the instructions of David the man of God, in alternating groups.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers and stood guard at the storehouses near the gates.
26 These lived in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, grandson of Jozadak and in the days of Nehemiah, the governor and of Ezra, priest and scholar of the Law.
27 When the wall of Jerusalem was inaugurated, the Levites were summoned from all the places where they lived and they came to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with songs of thanksgiving, with the music of cymbals and zithers.
28 The singers from the neighboring regions and from the villages of Netophath,
29 Beth-gilgal and the districts of Bega and Azmaveth gathered together in Jerusalem, because the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then purified the people, the gates and the wall.
31 I then ordered the leaders of Judah to stand on top of the wall and I organized two grand choirs. The first advanced on top of the wall in the southern part, facing the Gate of the Garbage Dump;
32 behind them went Hoshaiah and half the leaders of the Jews,
33 and also Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah and Jeremiah,
35 the priests and then the musicians with the trumpets came: Zechariah, son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
36 with his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, carrying the musical instruments of David, the man of God. Ezra, the teacher of the Law, went in front of them.
37 They went straight on up to the Fountain Gate, near the steps of the City of David, along the top of the wall of the house of David, as far as the Water Gate, on the east.
38 The second choir marched to the left: I followed it with half the leaders of the people along the top of the wall, passing through the Tower of the Furnaces and as far as the Wide Wall,
39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, as far as the Sheep Gate, and we stopped at the Watch Gate.
40 Then the two choirs took their places in the House of God. Half of the counselors
41 and the priests Eliakim,
42 Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, who were carrying the trumpets, were at my side, together with Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam and Ezer. The singers chanted their songs under the direction of Jezrahiah.
43 Great sacrifices were offered that day and the people rejoiced, for God had bestowed great joy on them; the women and the children also participated in the feast. And the shouts of joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 At that time, supervisors were appointed to guard the storage rooms where the contributions, the firstfruits and the tithes were kept. They were to store in them the portions from the different cities of the territory required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For the people of Judah rejoiced to see the priests and Levites doing their duty.
45 They performed the liturgy of their God and the ceremonies of purification with the singers and the gatekeepers, as commanded by David and his son Solomon.
46 For from the beginning, from the days of David and Asaph, there had been song leaders and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 The whole of Israel, in the time of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, gave the singers and the gatekeepers what was necessary for each day. The sacred objects were entrusted to the Levites, and what was for the sons of Aaron was given to them.
Versículos relacionados com Nehemiah, 12:
Nehemiah chapter 12 tells the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem after its reconstruction. In it, the priests and Levites are listed who led the people in celebrating the dedication, as well as the musicians and singers who accompanied the event. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Nehemiah 12:
1 Chronicles 25:6: "All of these were under the direction of their parents to the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, jumps and harps, to the ministry in the house of God, under the direction of the king, of Asaph, of Jedutum and Heman. " This verse mentions the importance of musicians and singers in the service of the temple, a function highlighted in Chapter 12 of Nehemiah.
Nehemiah 12:31: "Then I raised the princes of Judah over the wall, and constituted two major praises and thanksgiving companies, the first of which went to the right over the wall to the mourning door." Here, Nehemiah reports as organized the celebration of dedication, with two praise and Thanksgiving companies led by the princes of Judah.
Psalm 147:7: "Sing to the Lord in thanksgiving; Sing praises with harp to our God." This verse emphasizes the importance of praise and thanksgiving, elements present in the celebration of the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 12:27: "To the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem sought the Levites from all over to bring them to Jerusalem in order to celebrate their dedication with joy, with praises, with singing, with harps." Here, Nehemiah highlights how the Levites joined to celebrate the dedication of the walls with joy, praises and music.
2 Chronicles 7:6: "And the priests were in their posts, as well as the Levites with the Lord's musical instruments, which King David had done to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy lasts forever, when David praised for Half; And the priests touched trumpets before them; and all Israel was standing. " This verse describes another celebration of dedication, this time from the temple built by Solomon, and highlights the presence of priests and Levites with their musical instruments, another element present in the celebration of the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem.
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