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1Now when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
2I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
3I said to them, “Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. While they stand guard, have them shut the doors. Then y’all lock the gate and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their posts and some near their house.”
4Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
5My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be listed by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found this written in it:
6These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to 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 children of Parosh: 2,172.
9The children of Shephatiah: 372.
10The children of Arah: 652.
11The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab: 2,818.
12The children of Elam: 1,254.
13The children of Zattu: 845.
14The children of Zaccai: 760.
15The children of Binnui: 648.
16The children of Bebai: 628.
17The children of Azgad: 2,322.
18The children of Adonikam: 667.
19The children of Bigvai: 2,067.
20The children of Adin: 655.
21The children of Ater: 98.
22The children of Hashum: 328.
23The children of Bezai: 324.
24The children of Hariph: 112.
25The children of Gibeon: 95.
26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: 188.
27The men of Anathoth: 128.
28The men of Beth Azmaveth: 42.
29The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
30The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
31The men of Michmas: 122.
32The men of Bethel and Ai: 123.
33The men of the other Nebo: 52.
34The children of the other Elam: 1,254.
35The children of Harim: 320.
36The children of Jericho: 345.
37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721.
38The children of Senaah: 3,930.
39The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: 973.
40The children of Immer: 1,052.
41The children of Pashhur: 1,247.
42The children of Harim: 1,017.
43The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah: 74.
44The singers: the children of Asaph: 148.
45The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: 138.
46The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
47the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
48the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
49the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
50the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
51the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah,
52the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
53the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
54the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
55the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
56the children of Neziah, and the children of Hatipha.
57The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
58the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon.
60All the temple servants and the children of Solomon’s servants were 392.
61These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:[#7:61 or, seed]
62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: 642.
63Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
65The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
66The whole assembly together was 42,360,
67in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were s 7,337. They had 245 singing men and singing women.
68Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
69their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
70Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priests’ garments.[#7:70 a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.]
71Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold, and 2,200 minas of silver.[#7:71 A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds, so 2,200 minas is about 1.3 metric tons.]
72That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, plus 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ garments.
73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.