Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7
1¶ Now it came to pass, when the wall was built and I had set up the doors and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
2that I commanded my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the prince of the palace in Jerusalem (for he was as a man of truth and feared God above many);
3and I said unto them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot and even with the guards present, let them shut the doors and bar them. And appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each one in his watch and each one to be in front of his house.
4Now the city was large and great, but there were few people in it, and the houses were not rebuilt.
5¶ And my God put it into my heart to gather together the principals and the rulers and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the register of the genealogy of those who had come up before and found written therein:
6These are the sons of the province, that came up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried away and returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one unto his city,
7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
8The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
9The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
10The sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
11The sons of Pahathmoab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
12The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
13The sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
14The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
15The sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
16The sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
17The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
18The sons of Adonikam, six hundred and seventy-seven.
19The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
20The sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
21The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
22The sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
23The sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
24The sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve.
25The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five.
26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight.
27The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
28The men of Bethazmaveth, forty-two.
29The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
30The men of Ramah and of Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
31The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
32The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three.
33The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
34The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
35The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
37The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
38The sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
40The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
41The sons of Pashur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
42The sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four.
44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
45The porters: 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 thirty-eight.
46The Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hashupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,
48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai,
49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Phaseah,
52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim,
53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
56the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
57The sons of Solomon’s slaves: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon.
60All the Nethinims, and the sons of Solomon’s slaves, were three hundred and ninety-two.
61And these were they which came up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
62The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
63And of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
64These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore, were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
65And the Tirshatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66The whole congregation united as one man was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
67not counting their menslaves and their maidslaves, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.
68Their horses, seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five:
69 Their camels, four hundred and thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
70And some of the princes of the families gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave for the treasure one thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
71And the princes of the families gave for the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.
72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold and two thousand pounds of silver and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
73So the priests and the Levites and the porters and the singers and those of the people and the Nethinims and all Israel dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
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Nehemiah 7
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1And now the wall had been rebuilt, the gates had all been put in place, and the temple guards, the members of the sacred choir, and the other Levites had been assigned their work. 2I put two men in charge of governing the city of Jerusalem: my brother Hanani and Hananiah, commanding officer of the fortress. Hananiah was a reliable and God-fearing man without an equal. 3I told them not to have the gates of Jerusalem opened in the morning until well after sunrise and to have them closed and barred before the guards went off duty at sunset. I also told them to appoint guards from among the people who lived in Jerusalem and to assign some of them to specific posts and others to patrol the area round their own houses.
The List of Those who Returned from Exile
(Ezra 2.1–70)
4Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet. 5God inspired me to assemble the people and their leaders and officials and to check their family records. I located the records of those who had first returned from captivity, and this is the information I found:
6Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. 7Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
8-25This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:
Parosh — 2,172
Shephatiah — 372
Arah — 652
Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) — 2,818
Elam — 1,254
Zattu — 845
Zaccai — 760
Binnui — 648
Bebai — 628
Azgad — 2,322
Adonikam — 667
Bigvai — 2,067
Adin — 655
Ater (also called Hezekiah) — 98
Hashum — 328
Bezai — 324
Hariph — 112
Gibeon — 95
26-38People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:
Bethlehem and Netophah — 188
Anathoth — 128
Beth Azmaveth — 42
Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth — 743
Ramah and Geba — 621
Michmash — 122
Bethel and Ai — 123
The other Nebo — 52
The other Elam — 1,254
Harim — 320
Jericho — 345
Lod, Hadid, and Ono — 721
Senaah — 3,930
39-42This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:
Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) — 973
Immer — 1,052
Pashhur — 1,247
Harim — 1,017
43-45Clans of Levites who returned from exile:
Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) — 74
Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) — 148
Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) — 138
46-56Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile:
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Keros, Sia, Padon,
Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Neziah, and Hatipha.
57-59Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:
Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.
60The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.
61-62There were 642 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.
63-64The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests. 65#Ex 28.30; Deut 33.8The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.#7.65 Urim and Thummim: Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.
66-69Total number of exiles who returned — 42,360
Their male and female servants — 7,337
Male and female musicians — 245
Horses — 736
Mules — 245
Camels — 435
Donkeys — 6,720
70-72Many of the people contributed to help pay the cost of restoring the Temple:
| The governor | 8 kilogrammes of gold |
| 50 ceremonial bowls | |
| 530 robes for priests | |
| Heads of clans | 168 kilogrammes of gold |
| 1.25 tonnes of silver | |
| The rest of the people | 168 kilogrammes of gold |
| 140 kilogrammes of silver | |
| 67 robes for priests |
73 #
1 Chr 9.2; Neh 11.3 The priests, the Levites, the temple guards, the musicians, many of the ordinary people, the temple workmen — all the people of Israel — settled in the towns and cities of Judah.
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