A list of the priests and Levites who returned

12 Many priests and other descendants of Levi returned ◄from Babylonia/to Jerusalem► with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included

• Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
• 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
• 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
• 4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
• 5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
• 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
• 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah.

All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua was the Supreme Priest.

8 Some of the other descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank God. 9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group and sang in reply to them.