1Now these are the children of the province whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried off to Babylon; who now returned from the captivity, to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.
2Those who came with Zerubbabel were: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3The descendants of Parosh were 2,172.
4Those of Shephatiah were 372.
5 Those of Arah were 775.
6Those of Pahath-moab, (through the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812.
7Those of Elam: 1,254.
8Those of Zattu: 945.
9Those of Zaccai: 760.
10Those of Bani: 642.
11Those of Bebai: 623.
12Those of Azgad: 1,222.
13Those of Adonikam:666.
14Those of Bigvai: 2,056.
15Those of Adin:454.
16Those of Ater of Hezekiah: 98.
17Those of Bezai: 323.
18Those of Jorah: 112.
19Those of Hashum: 223.
20Those of Gibbar: 95.
21Those of Bethlehem: 123.
22The men of Netophah: 56.
23The men of Anathoth: 128.
24Those of Azmaveth: 42.
25Those of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth were 743.
26Those of Ramah and Geba were 621.
27The men of Michmas were 122.
28The men of Bethel and Ai were 223.
29Those of Nebo: 52.
30Those of Magbish: 156.
31Those of the other Elam: 1,254.
32Those of Harim: 320.
33Those of Lod, Hadid, and Ono were 725.
34Those of Jericho were 345.
35Those of Senaah were 3,630.
36Of the priests, those of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: 973.
37Those of Immer: 1,052.
38Pashhur: 1,247.
39Of Harim: 1,017.
40The Levites: Those descended from of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah were 74.
41The singers (musicians): Those of Asaph, 128.
42The temple gatekeepers: of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and of Shobai, in all 139.
43The Nethinim (the temple servants): the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44Of Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45Of Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46Of Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,
47Of Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48Of Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49Of Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50Of Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51Of Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52Of Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53Of Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54Of Neziah, Hatipha.
55The descendants of (King) Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, Hassophereth (Sophereth), Peruda,
56The sons of Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57The sons of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth of Zebaim (Pochereth-hazzebaim), Ami.
58All the Nethinim (temple servants), and the sons of Solomon's servants, totaled 392.
59Now these were they who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but could not show evidence of their father's household, and their descendancy, that they were of Israel:
60The sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, Nekoda, 652.
61And of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, of Hakkoz, and of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was called by their name:
62These searched their registration among those who were reckoned by genealogy, but were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as ceremonially unclean.
63And the Tirshatha (governor) told them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest stood up with Urim and with Thummim (and by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter).
64The whole congregation together totaled 42,360,
65Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and among them were 200 men and women singers.
66They had a total of 736 horses and 245 mules;
67They had 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68And when they arrived at the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, some of the heads of the fathers' households gave freewill offerings toward rebuilding the house of God on its old foundation:
69 After their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold coins (about 1,355 pounds) of gold, five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priestly (linen) garments.
70So the priests, Levites, and some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim (temple servants), settled in their own cities, and the rest of the Israelites settled into their towns. Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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