| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, | 1These are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, |
| 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, | 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, |
| 3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, | 3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, |
| 4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, | 4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, |
| 5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, | 5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, |
| 6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, | 6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, |
| 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. | 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua. |
| 8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. | 8The Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah-- he and his relatives were in charge of the praise songs. |
| 9And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service. | 9Bakbukiah, Unni, and their relatives stood opposite them in the services. |
| 10And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, | 10Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada, |
| 11Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua. | 11Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua. |
| 12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; | 12In the days of Joiakim, the leaders of the priestly families were: Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah, |
| 13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; | 13Meshullam of Ezra, Jehohanan of Amariah, |
| 14of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; | 14Jonathan of Malluchi, Joseph of Shebaniah, |
| 15of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; | 15Adna of Harim, Helkai of Meraioth, |
| 16of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; | 16Zechariah of Iddo, Meshullam of Ginnethon, |
| 17of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; | 17Zichri of Abijah, Piltai of Moadiah, of Miniamin, |
| 18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; | 18Shammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah, |
| 19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; | 19Mattenai of Joiarib, Uzzi of Jedaiah, |
| 20of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; | 20Kallai of Sallai, Eber of Amok, |
| 21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. | 21Hashabiah of Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah. |
| 22In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers’ houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. | 22In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the leaders of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled. |
| 23As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers’ houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. | 23Levi's descendants, the leaders of families, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Records during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib. |
| 24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch. | 24The leaders of the Levites--Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them--gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed. |
| 25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates. | 25This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. |
| 26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra, the priest and scribe. | 26These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe. |
| 27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres. | 27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. |
| 28And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites; | 28The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, |
| 29also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem. | 29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. |
| 30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall. | 30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. |
| 31Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate. | 31Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate. |
| 32And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, | 32Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed, |
| 33and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, | 33along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, |
| 34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, | 34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, |
| 35and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph; | 35and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph followed |
| 36and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. | 36as well as his relatives--Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe went in front of them. |
| 37At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them 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. | 37At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the city of David on the ascent of the wall and went above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east. |
| 38The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall, | 38The second thanksgiving procession went to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, |
| 39and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, 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. | 39above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard. |
| 40So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me; | 40The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me, |
| 41and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; | 41as well as the priests: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; |
| 42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader. | 42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the singers sang, with Jezrahiah as the leader. |
| 43And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away. | 43On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem's rejoicing was heard far away. |
| 44On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. | 44On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving. |
| 45And 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. | 45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. |
| 46For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. | 46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
| 47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron. | 47So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron. |
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