"The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were} written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan…" — Nehemiah 12:23

Nehemiah 12:23 · KJV

“The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were} written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.”

— Nehemiah 12:23

Verse 22

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, {were} recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

Verse 24

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise {and} to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

Nehemiah 12 — Context

Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, {were} recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were} written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, {were} porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. {thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies}

Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:14-44

And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;