| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard 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 the doors installed, 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, 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.” | 3I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes." |
| 4Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. | 4The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. |
| 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 mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, 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 went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, 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: | 7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included: |
| 8the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 8Parosh's descendants 2,172 |
| 9the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 9Shephatiah's descendants 372 |
| 10the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; | 10Arah's descendants 652 |
| 11the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; | 11Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,818 |
| 12the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 12Elam's descendants 1,254 |
| 13the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; | 13Zattu's descendants 845 |
| 14the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 14Zaccai's descendants 760 |
| 15the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; | 15Binnui's descendants 648 |
| 16the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; | 16Bebai's descendants 628 |
| 17the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; | 17Azgad's descendants 2,322 |
| 18the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; | 18Adonikam's descendants 667 |
| 19the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; | 19Bigvai's descendants 2,067 |
| 20the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; | 20Adin's descendants 655 |
| 21the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 21Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 |
| 22the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; | 22Hashum's descendants 328 |
| 23the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; | 23Bezai's descendants 324 |
| 24the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; | 24Hariph's descendants 112 |
| 25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; | 25Gibeon's descendants 95 |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; | 26Bethlehem's and Netophah's men 188 |
| 27the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 27Anathoth's men 128 |
| 28the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; | 28Beth-azmaveth's men 42 |
| 29the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 29Kiriath-jearim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's men 743 |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 30Ramah's and Geba's men 621 |
| 31the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 31Michmas's men 122 |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; | 32Bethel's and Ai's men 123 |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; | 33the other Nebo's men 52 |
| 34the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 34the other Elam's people 1,254 |
| 35the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 35Harim's people 320 |
| 36the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 36Jericho's people 345 |
| 37the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; | 37Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 721 |
| 38the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. | 38Senaah's people 3,930. |
| 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 39The priests included: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 |
| 40the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 40Immer's descendants 1,052 |
| 41the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 41Pashhur's descendants 1,247 |
| 42the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 42Harim's descendants 1,017. |
| 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four. | 43The Levites included: Jeshua's descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah's descendants 74. |
| 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. | 44The singers included: Asaph's descendants 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 included: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants 138. |
| 46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants included: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, |
| 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, | 47Keros's descendants, Sia's descendants, Padon's descendants, |
| 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, | 48Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, |
| 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, | 49Hanan's descendants, Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, |
| 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, | 50Reaiah's descendants, Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, |
| 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, | 51Gazzam's descendants, Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, |
| 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, | 52Besai's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephishesim's descendants, |
| 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 53Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, |
| 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 54Bazlith's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, |
| 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 55Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, |
| 56the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 56Neziah's descendants, Hatipha's descendants. |
| 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, | 57The descendants of Solomon's servants included: Sotai's descendants, Sophereth's descendants, Perida's descendants, |
| 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 58Jaala's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, |
| 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. | 59Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, Amon's descendants. |
| 60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. | 60All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. |
| 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 are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite: |
| 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; | 62Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, and Nekoda's descendants 642 |
| 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 the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai--who had taken a wife from the daughters 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 searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 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 who could consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 66The whole combined 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. | 67not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, 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. | 69 435 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 family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. |
| 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. | 71Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. |
| 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 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, 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, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, |
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