and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all
the cities of our tillage.
38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and
the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into
the treasure house.
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the
new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where arethe vessels of the sanctuary, and the
priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our
God.
1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to
bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwellin othercities.
2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 Now these arethe chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah
dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and
the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certainof the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of
the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the
son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah,
the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem werefour hundred threescore and eight valiant
men.
7 And these arethe sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of
Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
9 And Joel the son of Zichri wastheir overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah wassecond over
the city.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the
son of Ahitub, wasthe ruler of the house of God.
12 And their brethren that did the work of the house wereeight hundred twenty and 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,
13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of
Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer
wasZabdiel, the son of one ofthe great men.
15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Bunni;
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, hadthe oversight of the outward
business of the house of God.
17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, wasthe principal to
begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son
of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city weretwo hundred fourscore and four.
19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, werean
hundred seventy and two.
20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, andthe Levites, werein all the cities of Judah,
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa wereover the Nethinims.
22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem wasUzzi the son of Bani, the son of
Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers wereover
the business of the house of God.
23 For it wasthe king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the
singers, due for every day.
24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, wasat the
king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
25 And for the villages, with their fields, someof the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba,
and inthe villages thereof, and at Dibon, and inthe villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and inthe
villages thereof,
26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
27 And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and inthe villages thereof,
28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
29 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and intheir villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in
the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dweltat Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in
their villages,
32 Andat Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
36 And of the Levites weredivisions inJudah, andin Benjamin.
1 Now these arethe priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These werethe chief of the priests and of their brethren in the
days of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, andMattaniah, which was
over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, wereover against them in the watches.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat 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;
14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, wererecorded chief of
the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, werewritten in the book of the chronicles, even
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 over against them, to praise andto give thanks, according to the commandment of
David the man of God, ward over against ward.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, wereporters keeping the
ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26 These werein 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.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their
places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with
thanksgivings, and with singing, withcymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country
round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers
had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates,
and the wall.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of
them that gavethanks, whereof onewent on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And certainof the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the
son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani,
with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the
city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate
eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gavethanks went over against them, and I after them,
and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the
broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the
tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the
prison gate.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gavethanks in the house of God, and I, and the half
of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, andHananiah,
with trumpets;
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam,
and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah theiroverseer.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice
with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard
even afar off.
44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the
