7:1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
7:2 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 men do.
7:3 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.”
7:4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
7:5 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:
7:6 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,
7:7 in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
7:8 the descendants of Parosh 2,172
7:9 of Shephatiah 372
7:10 of Arah 652
7:11 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818
7:12 of Elam 1,254
7:13 of Zattu 845
7:14 of Zaccai 760
7:15 of Binnui 648
7:16 of Bebai 628
7:17 of Azgad 2,322
7:18 of Adonikam 667
7:19 of Bigvai 2,067
7:20 of Adin 655
7:21 of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98
7:22 of Hashum 328
7:23 of Bezai 324
7:24 of Hariph 112
7:25 of Gibeon 95
7:26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah 188
7:27 of Anathoth 128
7:28 of Beth Azmaveth 42
7:29 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743
7:30 of Ramah and Geba 621
7:31 of Micmash 122
7:32 of Bethel and Ai 123
7:33 of the other Nebo 52
7:34 of the other Elam 1,254
7:35 of Harim 320
7:36 of Jericho 345
7:37 of Lod, Hadid and Ono 721
7:38 of Senaah 3,0930
7:39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973
7:40 of Immer 1,052
7:41 of Pashhur 1,247
7:42 of Harim 1,017
7:43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah) 74
7:44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph 148
7:45 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 138
7:46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
7:47 Keros, Sia, Padon,
7:48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
7:49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
7:50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
7:51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
7:52 Besai, Meunim, Nephussim,
7:53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
7:54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
7:55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
7:56 Neziah and Hatipha
7:57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
7:58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
7:59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon
7:60 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392
7:61 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:
7:62 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 642
7:63 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).
7:64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
7:65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
7:66 The whole company numbered 42,360,
7:67 besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 245 men and women singers.
7:68 There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
7:69 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
7:70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 drachmas of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
7:71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 drachmas of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
7:72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 drachmas of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.
7:73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers 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,
7:1 And when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and Levites had been appointed,
7:2 I gave my brother Hanani, as well as Hananiah the commander of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than most.
7:3 And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while some are standing guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them; and appoint watches from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his own watch and each opposite his own house.
7:4 Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few in it and no houses had been built.
7:5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the rulers and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who had first come up, and I found this written in it:
7:6 These 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, each man to his city;
7:7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
7:8 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
7:9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
7:10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty-two.
7:11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
7:12 The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
7:13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.
7:14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
7:15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.
7:16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.
7:17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
7:18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.
7:19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
7:20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.
7:21 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
7:22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight.
7:23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four.
7:24 The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve.
7:25 The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.
7:27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
7:28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
7:29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
7:30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
7:31 The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred twenty-three.
7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
7:34 The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
7:35 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
7:36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
7:37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
7:38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
7:39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
7:40 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
7:41 The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
7:42 The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
7:43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.
7:44 The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
7:45 The 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, one hundred thirty-eight.
7:46 The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
7:47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
7:48 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
7:49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
7:50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
7:51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah,
7:52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
7:53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
7:54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
7:55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
7:56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
7:57 The children of Solomon s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
7:58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
7:59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
7:60 All the temple servants and the children of Solomon s servants were three hundred ninety-two.
7:61 And these were those who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not give evidence of their fathers houses nor their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
7:62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.
7:63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife from among the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
7:64 These sought their registry among those who were enrolled by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were considered defiled and were excluded from the priesthood.
7:65 And the governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.
7:66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
7:67 Besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred forty-five male singers and female singers.
7:68 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
7:69 Their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
7:70 And some from among the heads of fathers houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests garments.
7:71 And some of the heads of fathers houses gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
7:72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold and two thousand minas of silver and sixty-seven priests garments.
7:73 So the priests and the Levites and the gatekeepers and the singers and some of the people and the temple servants and all Israel dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
