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Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra
These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, 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 sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons 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 sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.
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 sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.
From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.
Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.
From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.
Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.
From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.
Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men.
From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.
Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.
From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.
Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.
From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men.
From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.
Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men.
Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
Ezra Sends for Levites
I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
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.
Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight,
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.
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 on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18;
also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;
They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,
besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned 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 and Prayer for Protection
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
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 ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”
So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.
Priests to Guard Offerings
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
I appointed twelve leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests —
And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there 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 said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, 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.
Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers’ houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the Lord.”
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.”
So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to 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.
Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.
We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.
So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days.
On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.
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 was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded.
At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.
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.