Nehemiah 7

The Wall Is Finished

1 Now when the wall had been built n and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave o my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of p the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was q a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes." 4 The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.

Lists of Returned Exiles

5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of r those who came up at the first, and I found written in it:

6 s These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.

7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, t Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 8 the sons of Parosh, 2,172. 9 The sons of Shephatiah, 372. 10 The sons of Arah, u 652. 11 The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. 12 The sons of v Elam, 1,254. 13 The sons of Zattu, 845. 14 The sons of Zaccai, 760. 15 The sons of w Binnui, 648. 16 The sons of Bebai, 628. 17 The sons of Azgad, 2,322. 18 The sons of Adonikam, 667. 19 The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. 20 The sons of Adin, 655. 21 The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. 22 The sons of Hashum, 328. 23 The sons of x Bezai, 324. 24 The sons of Hariph, 112. 25 The sons of y Gibeon, 95. 26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. 27 The men of Anathoth, 128. 28 The men z of Beth-azmaveth, 42. 29 The men of a Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. 31 The men of Michmas, 122. 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. 33 The men of the other Nebo, 52. 34 The sons of b the other Elam, 1,254. 35 The sons of Harim, 320. 36 The sons of Jericho, 345. 37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. 38 The sons of Senaah, 3,930.

39 The priests: the sons of c Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. 40 The sons of d Immer, 1,052. 41 The sons of e Pashhur, 1,247. 42 The sons of f Harim, 1,017.

43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of g Hodevah, 74. 44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. 45 The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138.

46 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 47 the sons of Keros, the sons of h Sia, the sons of Padon, 48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of i Hagaba, the sons of i Shalmai, 49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, 50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, 51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, 52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of j Nephushesim, 53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 54 the sons of k Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

57 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of l Perida, 58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of m Amon.

60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392.

61 n The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, o Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. 63 Also, of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). 64 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 p The q governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.

Totals of People and Gifts

66 The whole assembly together was 42,360, 67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. 68 Their horses were 736, their mules 245, 1 69 their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.

70 Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The q governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics 2 of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas 3 of silver. 4 71 And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 r And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests' garments.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. s And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.

  1. Cross References
    Nehemiah 6:1
    Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it ( although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates).
  2. Cross References
    Nehemiah 1:2
    That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem.
  3. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:8
    And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy." And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.
  4. Cross References
    Nehemiah 13:13
    And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers.
  5. Cross References
    Ezra 1:11
    All the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem.
  6. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:6 - 73
    These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.
    Ezra 2:1 - 70
    Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
  7. Cross References
    Ezra 2:2
    They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
  8. Cross References
    Ezra 2:5
    The sons of Arah, 775.
  9. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:34
    The sons of the other Elam, 1,254.
  10. Cross References
    Ezra 2:10
    The sons of Bani, 642.
  11. Cross References
    Ezra 2:17
    The sons of Bezai, 323.
  12. Cross References
    Ezra 2:20
    The sons of Gibbar, 95.
  13. Cross References
    Ezra 2:24
    The sons of Azmaveth, 42.
  14. Cross References
    Ezra 2:25
    The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
  15. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:12
    The sons of Elam, 1,254.
  16. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 9:10
    Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin.
    1 Chronicles 24:7
    The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah.
  17. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 9:12
    And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.
    1 Chronicles 24:14
    The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer.
  18. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 9:12
    And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.
  19. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 24:8
    The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim.
  20. Cross References
    Ezra 2:40
    The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.
    Ezra 3:9
    And Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers.
  21. Cross References
    Ezra 2:44
    The sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon.
  22. Cross References
    Ezra 2:46
    The sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan.
  23. Cross References
    Ezra 2:46
    The sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan.
  24. Cross References
    Ezra 2:50
    The sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim.
  25. Cross References
    Ezra 2:52
    The sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha.
  26. Cross References
    Ezra 2:55
    The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda.
  27. Cross References
    Ezra 2:57
    The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.
  28. Cross References
    Ezra 2:59
    The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
  29. Cross References
    Ezra 2:59
    The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
  30. Cross References
    Ezra 2:63
    The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim.
  31. Cross References
    Nehemiah 8:9
    And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
    Nehemiah 10:1
    On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah.
  32. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:65
    The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.
  33. Cross References
    Ezra 2:69
    According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests' garments.
  34. Cross References
    Ezra 3:1
    When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.
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