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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:
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:
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:
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 Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;
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 Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males;
From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.
of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males;
From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.
of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;
From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.
of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;
From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.
of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;
From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.
of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;
From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;
From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.
of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these — Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah — and with them sixty males;
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.
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.
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.
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.
Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.
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.
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;
They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.
So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.
I appointed twelve leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests —
Gifts for the Temple
And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them —
And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them —
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 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.
I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,
twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.
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 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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days.
So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.
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.
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,
Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded.
with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time.
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.
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.