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Nehemiah
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1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed. 2 I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do. 3 I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 5 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7 in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah):
The list of the men of the people of Israel:
8 the descendants of
Parosh 2,172
9 Shephatiah 372
10 Arah 652
11 Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818
12 Elam 1,254
13 Zattu 845
14 Zakkai 760
15 Binnui 648
16 Bebai 628
17 Azgad 2,322
18 Adonikam 667
19 Bigvai 2,067
20 Adin 655
21 Ater (through Hezekiah) 98
22 Hashum 328
23 Bezai 324
24 Hariph 112
25 Gibeon 95
26 the men of
Bethlehem and Netophah 188
27 Anathoth 128
28 Beth Azmaveth 42
29 Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743
30 Ramah and Geba 621
31 Mikmash 122
32 Bethel and Ai 123
33 the other Nebo 52
34 the other Elam 1,254
35 Harim 320
36 Jericho 345
37 Lod, Hadid and Ono 721
38 Senaah 3,930
39 The priests:
the descendants of
Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973
40 Immer 1,052
41 Pashhur 1,247
42 Harim 1,017
43 The Levites:
the descendants of
Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah) 74
44 The musicians:
the descendants of
Asaph 148
45 The gatekeepers of the temple:
the descendants of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 138
46 The temple servants:
the descendants of
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47 Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 Neziah and Hatipha
57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
the descendants of
Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon
61 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
62 the descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 642
63 And from among the priests:
the descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).
70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.
73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.
When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
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