year free from all manner of burden.

And they laid a commandment upon us, that we should give the third part of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God,

For shewbread, and for a continual meat offering, and for a continual burnt offering, for the sabbath, and for the new moons, and for the solemn days, and for a sin offering, to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the business of the house of our God.

And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, for the offering of the wood to be brought unto the house of our God yearly, according to the houses of our fathers, for a time appointed, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law, 35. And to bring yearly the firstfruits of our land, and the firstfruits of all the fruit of every tree, unto the house of the LORD.

And the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of
our oxen, and of our sheep; that we may bring all these unto the house of our God unto the priests that minister in the house of our God.

And we shall bring the firstfruits of our dough, and the firstfruits of our heave, and the fruit of every tree, and the wine, and the oil, unto the priests, into the treasuries of the house of our God; and the tithes of our land unto the Levites: and the Levites shall tithe in all the cities of our fields.

And the priest the son of Aaron shall have with the Levites also the tithes of the Levites, that the Levites may bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God into the treasury.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring up the heaves of the corn, and of the wine, and of the oil, into the treasuries. There are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers, that we leave not the house of our God.
(Nehemiah)
Chapter 11
Register of new inhabitants in the city and in the field.

And the chief of the people dwelt at Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots, that of the ten a part might go to Jerusalem to dwell in the holy city, and nine parts in the cities.

And the people blessed all the men that were willing to dwell at Jerusalem.

These are the chief of the country, which dwelt at Jerusalem. And in the cities of Judah dwelt every man in his possession that was in their cities, even Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

And there dwelt at Jerusalem some of the children of Judah and 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 Mahelaleel, of the children of Parez;

And Maeshiah the son of Baruch, the son of Chal-hose, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Jehoiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

All the sons of Parez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight, honest men.

These are the sons of Benjamin; Shallu 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 Jeshaiah; 8. And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

And Joel the son of Zichri was their ruler, and Judah the son of Hashnua over the other part of the city.

Of the priests dwelt Jedaiah the son of Jehoiarib, Jachin,

And Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was ruler in the house of GOD.

And his brethren that worked in the house were eight hundred twenty and two. And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Plaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

And his brethren, captains among the fathers, were two hundred and forty and two. And Amassai the son of Azareel the son of Ahusai, the son of Mesillemoth, the son of Immer, 14. And his brethren, mighty men, were an hundred and twenty and eight. And their chief was Zabdiel the son of Gedolim.

Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

And Zabthai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, in the outward business of the house of God,

And Mathaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, which was the chief to give thanks unto prayer; and Bakbukiah the other of his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Of all the Levites that were in the holy city, two hundred fourscore and four.

And the porters, Akub and Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred and seventy and two.

And the rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every man in
his inheritance.

And the Nethinims dwelt at Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were of the Nethinims.

And the ruler over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mathaniah, the son of Micah. Of the children of Asaph were singers for the business of the house of God.

For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that the singers should do faithfully every day his hire.

And Pethahiah the son of Mesabeel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s commander in all the affairs of the people.

And of the children of Judah that were without in the villages of their land, some dwelt in Kiriath-arba, and in their daughters, and in Dibon, and in their daughters, and in Kabzeel, and in their villages.

and to Jesua, Molada, Beth-Palet,

hazar-sual, berseba and their daughters

And to Ziklag, and to Mochona, and to their daughters.

and to En-Rimmon, Zarega, Jeremuth,

Sanoah, and Adullam, and their villages, and Lachish, and their fields, and Azekah, and their daughters. And they encamped from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

And the children of Benjamin of Gaba dwelt at Michmash, and at Aiah, and at Bethel, and at their daughters.

and to Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Hazor, Rama, Githaim,

Hadid, Ziboim, Neballat,

Lod, Ono and in the Zimmer Valley.

And certain of the Levites, which had part in Judah, dwelt among Benjamin.
(Nehemiah)
Chapter 12
Names of the priests and Levites. Dedication of the city. Order of the holy keepers.

These are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua; Seraiah; Jeremiah, Ezra,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattus,

Sechanja, Rehum, Meremoth,

Iddo, Ginthoi, Abia,

Mejamin, Maadja, Bilga,

Shemaiah, Jehoiarib, Jedaiah,

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chief among the priests and their brethren in the days of Jesus.

And the Levites were these: Jeshua, Benui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mathaniah, about the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

Bakbukiah and Unni, her brethren, were on guard for her.

Jeshua begat Jehoiakim, Jehoiakim begat Eliasib, Eliasib begat Jehoiada.

Jehoiada begat Jonathan, Jonathan begat Jaddua.

And in the days of Jehoiakim these were chief fathers among the priests: namely, of Seraiah was Meraiah; of Jeremiah was Hananiah;.

Of Ezra was Meshullam; of Amariah was Johanan;

Of Malluch was Jonathan; of Zebaniah was Joseph;

Of Harim was Adnah; of Meraioth was Helkai;

Of Iddo was Zechariah; of Ginthon was Meshullam.

Of Abijah was Zichri; of Mejamin-moyah was Piltai;

Of Bilgah was Shammua; of Shemaiah was Jonathan;

Of Jehoiarib was Mathnai; of Jedaiah was Uzzi;

From Sallai was Kallai; from Amok was Eber;

Of Hilkiah was Hashabiah; of Jedaiah was Nethaneel.

And in the days of Eliasib, and Jehoiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, the chief fathers among the Levites, and the priests, were described under the kingdom of Darii the Persian.

And the children of Levi, the chief fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles unto the days of Johanan the son of Eliasib.

And these were the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren beside them, to praise and to give thanks, as David the man of God commanded, one hat for another.

And Mathaniah, and Bakbukiah, and Obadiah, and Meshulam, and Talmon, and Akub, were keepers of the guard, at the thresholds of the gates.

These were in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe.

And in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, with singing, and cymbals, and psalteries, and harps.

And there were gathered together the children of the singers, and from the coasts of Jerusalem, and from the courts of Netophathi.

And of the house of Gilgal, and of the fields of Gibeah, and of Azmaveth: for the singers had built them courts round about Jerusalem.

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and cleansed the people, and the gates, and the wall.

And I set the princes of Judah upon the top of the wall, and appointed two great choirs of thanksgiving, which went up on the right hand upon the top of the wall toward the dung gate.

And unto them went Hoshaiah, and half the princes of Judah.

and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah and Jeremiah

And some of the sons of the priests with trumpets; Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the