Nehemiah 12:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.”

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BSBPD

“As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nehemiah 12:23 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:14From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

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