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  • 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
  • 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
  • 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
  • 4 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
  • 5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
  • 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
  • 7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
  • 8 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
  • 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
  • 10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
  • 11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
  • 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
  • 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
  • 14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
  • 15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
  • 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
  • 17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
  • 18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
  • 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
  • 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
  • 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
  • 22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
  • 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
  • 24 The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
  • 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
  • 26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
  • 27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
  • 28 The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
  • 29 The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
  • 30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
  • 31 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
  • 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
  • 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
  • 34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
  • 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
  • 36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
  • 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
  • 38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
  • 39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
  • 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
  • 41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
  • 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
  • 43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
  • 44 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
  • 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.
  • 46 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
  • 47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
  • 48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
  • 49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
  • 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
  • 51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
  • 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
  • 53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
  • 54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
  • 55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
  • 56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
  • 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
  • 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
  • 59 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.
  • 61 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.
  • 62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
  • 63 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.
  • 64 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,
  • 67 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.
  • 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
  • 69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
  • 70 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.
  • 71 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.
  • 72 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.
  • 73 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.
  • 1 Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
  • 2 then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
  • 3 Then I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house.”
  • 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
  • 5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first in which I found the following record:
  • 6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city,
  • 7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of men of the people of Israel:
  • 8 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
  • 9 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
  • 10 the sons of Arah, 652;
  • 11 the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818;
  • 12 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
  • 13 the sons of Zattu, 845;
  • 14 the sons of Zaccai, 760;
  • 15 the sons of Binnui, 648;
  • 16 the sons of Bebai, 628;
  • 17 the sons of Azgad, 2,322;
  • 18 the sons of Adonikam, 667;
  • 19 the sons of Bigvai, 2,067;
  • 20 the sons of Adin, 655;
  • 21 the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98;
  • 22 the sons of Hashum, 328;
  • 23 the sons of Bezai, 324;
  • 24 the sons of Hariph, 112;
  • 25 the sons of Gibeon, 95;
  • 26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
  • 27 the men of Anathoth, 128;
  • 28 the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;
  • 29 the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
  • 30 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
  • 31 the men of Michmas, 122;
  • 32 the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;
  • 33 the men of the other Nebo, 52;
  • 34 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;
  • 35 the sons of Harim, 320;
  • 36 the men of Jericho, 345;
  • 37 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721;
  • 38 the sons of Senaah, 3,930.
  • 39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
  • 40 the sons of Immer, 1,052;
  • 41 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
  • 42 the sons of Harim, 1,017.
  • 43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodevah, 74.
  • 44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
  • 45 The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138.
  • 46 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
  • 47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,
  • 48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai,
  • 49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
  • 50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
  • 51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,
  • 52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim,
  • 53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
  • 54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
  • 55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
  • 56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
  • 57 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
  • 58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
  • 59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.
  • 60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392.
  • 61 These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
  • 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642.
  • 63 Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named after them.
  • 64 These searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
  • 65 The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
  • 66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
  • 67 besides their male and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers.
  • 68 Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
  • 69 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
  • 70 Some from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests' garments.
  • 71 Some of the heads of fathers' households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.
  • 72 That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests' garments.
  • 73 Now the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel, lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
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