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Book of Nehemiah, Chapter 12

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Nehemiah 12 NASB - New American Standard BibleNehemiah 12 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 12 of Nehemiah—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now these are 1the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
  2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
  3. Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
  4. Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
  5. Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
  6. Shemaiah and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
  7. Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their [a]kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.
  8. ¶ The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who was [b]in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
  9. Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, stood opposite them 2in their service divisions.
  10. Jeshua [c]became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim [d]became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib [e]became the father of Joiada,
  11. and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
  12. ¶ Now in the days of Joiakim, the priests, the heads of fathers’ households were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
  13. of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
  14. of [f]Malluchi, 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. of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
  20. of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
  21. of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
  22. ¶ As for the Levites, the heads of fathers’ households were registered in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan and Jaddua; so were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
  23. The sons of Levi, the heads of fathers’ households, were registered in the Book of the Chronicles up to the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
  24. The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, 3to praise and give thanks, [g]as prescribed by David the man of God, 4division corresponding to division.
  25. Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping watch at 5the storehouses of the gates.
  26. These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of 6Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
  27. ¶ Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs 7to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.
  28. So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from 8the villages of the Netophathites,
  29. from Beth-gilgal and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
  30. The priests and the Levites 9purified themselves; they also purified the people, the gates and the wall.
  31. ¶ Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall, and I appointed two great [h]choirs, [i]10the first proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward 11the Refuse Gate.
  32. Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,
  33. with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
  34. Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
  35. and some of the sons of the priests with trumpets; and Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
  36. and his [j]kinsmen, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani, 12with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.
  37. At 13the Fountain Gate they went directly up 14the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to 15the Water Gate on the east.
  38. 16The second [k]choir proceeded to the [l]left, while I followed them with half of the people on the wall, 17above the Tower of Furnaces, to 18the Broad Wall,
  39. and above 19the Gate of Ephraim, by 20the Old Gate, by the 21Fish Gate, 22the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at 23the Gate of the Guard.
  40. Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;
  41. and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah, with the trumpets;
  42. and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam and Ezer. And the singers [m]sang, with Jezrahiah their leader,
  43. and on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because 24God had given them great joy, even the women and children rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
  44. ¶ On that day 25men were also appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [n]served.
  45. For they performed the [o]worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers 26in accordance with the command of David and of his son Solomon.
  46. For in the days of David and 27Asaph, in ancient times, there were [p]28leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
  47. So all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave the portions due the singers and the gatekeepers 29as each day required, and 30set apart the consecrated portion for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the consecrated portion for the sons of Aaron.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit brothers
  2. ^ Lit over
  3. ^ Lit begot, and so in vv 11, 12
  4. ^ Lit begot, and so in vv 11, 12
  5. ^ Lit begot, and so in vv 11, 12
  6. ^ In Neh 12:2, Malluch
  7. ^ Lit in the commandment of
  8. ^ Lit thanksgiving choirs
  9. ^ Heb and processions to the right
  10. ^ Lit brothers
  11. ^ Lit thanksgiving choir
  12. ^ Lit front
  13. ^ Lit caused their voices to be heard
  14. ^ Lit stood
  15. ^ Lit service
  16. ^ Lit heads

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ezr 2:1; 7:7
  2. ^ Ne 12:24
  3. ^ Ne 11:17
  4. ^ Ne 12:9
  5. ^ 1Ch 26:15
  6. ^ Ne 8:9
  7. ^ 1Ch 15:16, 28
  8. ^ 1Ch 9:16
  9. ^ Ne 13:22, 30
  10. ^ Ne 12:38
  11. ^ Ne 2:13
  12. ^ Ne 12:24
  13. ^ Ne 2:14
  14. ^ Ne 3:15
  15. ^ Ne 3:26
  16. ^ Ne 12:31
  17. ^ Ne 3:11
  18. ^ Ne 3:8
  19. ^ Ne 8:16
  20. ^ Ne 3:6
  21. ^ Ne 3:3
  22. ^ Ne 3:1
  23. ^ Ne 3:25
  24. ^ Ps 9:2; 92:4
  25. ^ Ne 13:4, 5, 12, 13
  26. ^ 1Ch 25:1
  27. ^ 2Ch 29:30
  28. ^ 1Ch 9:33
  29. ^ Ne 11:23
  30. ^ Nu 18:21

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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