the children
Ezra 8:1-14
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These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
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Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
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Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
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Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
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Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
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Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
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And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
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And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
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Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
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And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
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And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
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And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
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And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
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Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
the Levites
Ezra 2:40
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
Ezra 2:41
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
Ezra 8:15-20
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And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
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Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
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And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
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And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
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And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
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Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
singers
1 Chronicles 6:31-48
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And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
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And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
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And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
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The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
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The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
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The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48
Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 25:1-8
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Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
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Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
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Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
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Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
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All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
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So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
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And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
porters
Ezra 2:42
The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
1 Chronicles 9:17-27
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And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
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Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
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And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
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And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
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And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
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So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
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In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
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For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
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And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
Nehemiah 7:45
The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
Nethinims
Ezra 7:24
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
Ezra 2:43-70
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The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
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The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
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The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
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The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
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The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
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The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
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The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
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The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
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The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
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All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
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And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
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The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
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And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
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These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
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And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
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The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
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Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
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Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
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Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
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They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
70
So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Ezra 8:20
Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
Nehemiah 7:46-73
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The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
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The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
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The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
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The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
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The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
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The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
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The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
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The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
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The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
60
All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
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And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
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The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
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And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
65
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
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Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
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Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
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Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
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And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
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So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Nehemiah 10:28
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
Artaxerxes
Ezra 7:11
Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
Ezra 7:12
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra 6:14
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Ezra 8:1
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
Nehemiah 2:1
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.