Nehemiah 7

1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, and the gatekeepers, the singers and the Levites had been appointed to their duties, 2I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, together with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. 3I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened until the sun is hot, and while the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from the people who live in Jerusalem, some at their posts and some in front of their own houses.” 4The city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not been rebuilt. 5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by their family lines. I found the genealogical record of those who had come back first, and this is what I found written in it:

6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town. 7They 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 descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

10the descendants of Arah, 652;

11the descendants of Pahath-moab, of the line of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818;

12the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

13the descendants of Zattu, 845;

14the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

15the descendants of Binnui, 648;

16the descendants of Bebai, 628;

17the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

18the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

19the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

20the descendants of Adin, 655;

21the descendants of Ater, that is, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;

22the descendants of Hashum, 328;

23the descendants of Bezai, 324;

24the descendants of Hariph, 112;

25the people of Gibeon, ninety-five;

26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

27the men of Anathoth, 128;

28the men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two;

29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743;

30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

31the men of Micmash, 122;

32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

33the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two;

34the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

35the descendants of Harim, 320;

36the people of Jericho, 345;

37the people of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721;

38the people of Senaah, 3,930.

39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973;

40the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

41the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

42the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the line of Hodevah, seventy-four.

44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, 138.

46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, 47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon, 48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai, 49the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, 50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, 51the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzzah, the descendants of Paseah, 52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephishesim, 53the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, 54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, 55the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, 56the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha. 57The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida, 58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, 59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon. 60All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants: 392.

61These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show their family or their descent, whether they were from Israel: 62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, the descendants of Nekoda, 642.

63And of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai, who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. 64These searched for their record among those enrolled by genealogy, but it could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65The governor told them that they were not to eat any of the most holy food until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. 66The whole assembly together numbered 42,360, 67not counting their male and female slaves, who numbered 7,337. They also had 245 male and female singers.

69There were 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 70Some of the heads of families gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold darics, fifty bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71Some of the heads of families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 gold darics and about 2,750 pounds of silver. 72What the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold darics, about 2,500 pounds of silver and sixty-seven garments for priests.

73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel settled in their towns. When the seventh month came, the Israelites were in their towns.