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The Exiles who Returned with Ezra
And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
Exiles Who Returned with Ezra
Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Of the children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar, Daniel; of the children of David, Hattush;
From the family of Phinehas: Gershom.
From the family of Ithamar: Daniel.
From the family of David: Hattush,
From the family of Ithamar: Daniel.
From the family of David: Hattush,
of the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
a descendant of Shecaniah.
From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered.
From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered.
Of the children of Pahath-Moab, Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.
Of the children of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
And of the children of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.
And of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.
And of the children of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.
Of the children of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.
And of the children of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty males.
And of the children of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
And of the children of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.
From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.
And of the children of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
And of the children of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
Ezra Sends for Levites
And I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.
And I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.
Ezra’s Journey to Jerusalem
I assembled the exiles at the Ahava Canal, and we camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived. I found that not one Levite had volunteered to come along.
And I sent 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, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders of the people. I also sent for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of discernment.
And I gave them a commission to Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia, and I put words in their mouths to say to Iddo [and] his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem.
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, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
and Hashabiah, and with him Isaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,
and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name.
and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites — a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name.
Fasting for Protection
And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.
And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.
So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.
The Priests Guard Offerings
And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
I appointed twelve leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests —
and I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and all Israel present, had offered.
to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.
And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, [and] of gold a hundred talents;
and twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of shining copper, precious as gold.
And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.
And I said to these priests, “You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the LORD. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the LORD, the God of our ancestors.
Watch and keep [them] until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.
Guard these treasures well until you present them to the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of Israel, who will weigh them at the storerooms of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.”
And the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
So the priests and the Levites accepted the task of transporting these treasures of silver and gold to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem.
And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days.
Treasure Placed in the Temple
And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites:
And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites:
On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui — both of whom were Levites.
the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.
Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded.
The children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.
Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the LORD.
And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.