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Heads of Families 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 Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

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The Exiles who Returned with Ezra

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

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of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;

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Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

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of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males;

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Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

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of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males;

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Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

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of [a]the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males;

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Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

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of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;

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Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

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of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;

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And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

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of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

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And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

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of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;

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Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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of [b]the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males;

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And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

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of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;

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And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

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of the sons of Azgad, Johanan [c]the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males;

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And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

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of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these — Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah — and with them sixty males;

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And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

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also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and [d]Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

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Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

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Servants for the Temple

Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.

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Ezra Sends for Levites

And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

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Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.

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Then sent I 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; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

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And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and [e]I told them what they should say to [f]Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia — that they should bring us servants for the house of our God.

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And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

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Then, 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 brothers, eighteen men;

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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; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

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and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

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And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

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also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name.

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Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

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Fasting and Prayer for Protection

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions.

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Fasting for Protection

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

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For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”

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For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

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So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.

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So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

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Gifts for the Temple

And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them —

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The Priests Guard Offerings

Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered.

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And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

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I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,

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I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

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twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.

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Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

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And I said to them, “You are holy[g] to the Lord; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

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And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.

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Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

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Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

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So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

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So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

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The Return to Jerusalem

Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day 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 from ambush along the road.

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Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto 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.

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So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

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And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

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Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui,

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Treasure Placed in the Temple

Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

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with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time.

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By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

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The children of those who had been carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.

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Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

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And they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond [h]the River. So they gave support to the people and the [i]house of God.

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And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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