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After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
List of Returning Exiles
Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
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.
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.”
And I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.”
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.
The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
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:
Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it:
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.
These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city.
The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)2,818
the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen;
The people of Bethlehem and Netophah188
the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight;
The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth743
the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono721
the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one;
These are the priests who returned from exile:
| The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) | 973 |
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
The singers of the family of Asaph148
The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai138
The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum,
the sons of Ater,
the sons of Talmon,
the sons of Akkub,
the sons of Hatita,
the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.
the sons of Ater,
the sons of Talmon,
the sons of Akkub,
the sons of Hatita,
the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.
The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha,
the sons of Hasupha,
the sons of Tabbaoth,
the sons of Hasupha,
the sons of Tabbaoth,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,
In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.
This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda — a total of 642 people.
the sons of Delaiah,
the sons of Tobiah,
the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two;
the sons of Tobiah,
the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two;
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.)
They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.
These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
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.
So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women.
besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.
Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas.
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
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.
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities.
Ezra Reads the Law
When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Ezra Reads the Law
When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.