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Securing the City
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.
I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day.a And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”
Census of First Returned Exiles
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Nehemiah Registers the People
At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.
And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, for registration by genealogy. And I found a genealogical register of those that had come up at the first, and I found written in it:
So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:
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 who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;
Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
those who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)2,818
The children of Ater of [the family of] Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98
The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.
The people of Bethlehem and Netophah188
The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth743
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono721
The Priests
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
These are the priests who returned from exile:
| The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) | 973 |
The Levites
The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
The singers of the family of Asaph148
The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai138
The Temple Servants
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,
the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Descendants of Solomon's Servants
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addon and Immer; but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda — a total of 642 people.
Priests who Could Not Find Their Pedigree
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
Three families of priests — Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai — also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.
And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.
The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim — the sacred lots.
Accounting of People and Offerings
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.
in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women.
Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;
the camels, four hundred and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.
And [some] of the chief fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats.
And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.