David said to them, “You are the leaders from the family group of Levi. You and the other Levites must make yourselves holy. {\cf2\super [155]} Then bring the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [156]} to the place I have made for it.
Nehemiah 12:12 - Easy To Read Version In the days of Joiakim, these men were the leaders of the families of priests: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; American Standard Version (1901) And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Common English Bible These were the heads of the priestly families in the days of Joiakim: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Catholic Public Domain Version And in the days of Joiakim, the priests and the leaders of the families were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in the days of Joacim the priests and heads of the families were: Of Saraia, Maraia: of Jeremias, Hanania: |
David said to them, “You are the leaders from the family group of Levi. You and the other Levites must make yourselves holy. {\cf2\super [155]} Then bring the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [156]} to the place I have made for it.
There were more leaders from Eleazar’s family than from Ithamar’s. There were 16 leaders from Eleazar’s family and there were eight leaders from Ithamar’s family.
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
The leader of Ezra’s family was Meshullam.\par The leader of Amariah’s family was Jehohanan.\par
The names of the leaders of the families of the Levites and the priests in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were written down during the rule of Darius the Persian king.