| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, | 1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. |
| 2that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. | 2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. |
| 3And I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.” | 3And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.” |
| 4Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. | 4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. |
| 5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: | 5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it: |
| 6These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. | 6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, |
| 7Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: | 7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: |
| 8the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 8the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; |
| 9the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; |
| 10the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; | 10the descendants of Arah, 652; |
| 11the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; | 11the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818; |
| 12the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 12the descendants of Elam, 1,254; |
| 13the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; | 13the descendants of Zattu, 845; |
| 14the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 14the descendants of Zaccai, 760; |
| 15the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; | 15the descendants of Binnui, 648; |
| 16the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; | 16the descendants of Bebai, 628; |
| 17the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; | 17the descendants of Azgad, 2,322; |
| 18the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; | 18the descendants of Adonikam, 667; |
| 19the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; | 19the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067; |
| 20the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; | 20the descendants of Adin, 655; |
| 21the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 21the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; |
| 22the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; | 22the descendants of Hashum, 328; |
| 23the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; | 23the descendants of Bezai, 324; |
| 24the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; | 24the descendants of Hariph, 112; |
| 25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; | 25the descendants of Gibeon, 95; |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; | 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; |
| 27the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 27the men of Anathoth, 128; |
| 28the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; | 28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42; |
| 29the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; |
| 31the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 31the men of Michmash, 122; |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; | 32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; | 33the men of the other Nebo, 52; |
| 34the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 34the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; |
| 35the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 35the descendants of Harim, 320; |
| 36the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 36the men of Jericho, 345; |
| 37the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; | 37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721; |
| 38the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. | 38and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930. |
| 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; |
| 40the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 40the descendants of Immer, 1,052; |
| 41the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 41the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; |
| 42the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 42and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. |
| 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four. | 43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74. |
| 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. | 44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148. |
| 45The 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, one hundred and thirty-eight. | 45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all. |
| 46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, |
| 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, | 47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon, |
| 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, | 48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai, |
| 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, | 49the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, |
| 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, | 50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, |
| 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, | 51the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, |
| 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, | 52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim, |
| 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 53the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, |
| 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, |
| 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 55the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, |
| 56the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 56the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. |
| 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, | 57The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida, |
| 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, |
| 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. | 59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon. |
| 60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. | 60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. |
| 61And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel: | 61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: |
| 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; | 62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all. |
| 63and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. | 63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). |
| 64These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. | 64These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 65And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. | 65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 66The whole assembly numbered 42,360, |
| 67besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers. | 67in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. |
| 68Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, | 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 69their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. | 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 70And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. | 70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. |
| 71Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. | 71And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. |
| 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. | 72The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments. |
| 73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. | 73So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns. |
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