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These are now
the chief
of
their
fathers,
and this
is
the
genealogy
of them
that
went
up
with me from Babylon ,
in
the reign of Artaxerxes
the
king .
These are the family
heads
and genealogical
records
of those
who
returned
with me from Babylon during
the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Of
the sons
of Phinehas ;
Gershom :
of
the sons
of Ithamar ;
Daniel :
of
the sons
of David ;
Hattush .
from
the descendants
of Phinehas ,
Gershom ;
from
the descendants
of Ithamar ,
Daniel ;
from
the descendants
of David ,
Hattush
Of the sons
of
Shechaniah,
of the sons
of Pharosh;
Zechariah :
and with him were reckoned
by
genealogy
of
the
males
an
hundred
and
fifty.
of the descendants
of Shecaniah;
from
the descendants
of Parosh,
Zechariah ,
and with him were registered
150
men;
Of
the sons
of Pahathmoab;
Elihoenai
the
son of Zerahiah, and with him two
hundred
males.
from
the descendants
of Pahath-Moab,
Eliehoenai
son of Zerahiah, and with him 200
men;
Of
the sons
of Shechaniah;
the
son of Jahaziel, and with him three
hundred
males.
from
the descendants
of Zattu,
Shecaniah
son of Jahaziel, and with him 300
men;
Of
the sons
also
of Adin ;
Ebed the
son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
males.
from
the descendants
of Adin ,
Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50
men;
And
of
the sons
of Elam ;
Jeshaiah the
son of Athaliah, and with him seventy
males.
from
the descendants
of Elam ,
Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70
men;
And
of
the sons
of Shephatiah ;
Zebadiah the
son of Michael, and with him fourscore
males.
from
the descendants
of Shephatiah ,
Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80
men;
Of
the sons
of Joab ;
Obadiah the
son of Jehiel, and with him two
hundred
and
eighteen
males.
from
the descendants
of Joab ,
Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218
men;
And
of
the sons
of Shelomith ;
the
son of Josiphiah, and with him an
hundred
and
threescore
males.
from
the descendants
of Bani,
Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160
men;
And
of
the sons
of Bebai ;
Zechariah the
son of Bebai, and with him twenty
and
eight
males.
from
the descendants
of Bebai ,
Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28
men;
And
of
the sons
of Azgad ;
Johanan the
son of Hakkatan, and with him an
hundred
and
ten
males.
from
the descendants
of Azgad ,
Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110
men;
And
of
the last
sons
of Adonikam, whose
names
are
these ,
Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore
males.
from
the later
descendants
of Adonikam, these were
their
names:
Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60
men;
Of
the sons
also
of Bigvai ;
Uthai
, and Zabbud
, and with them seventy
males
.
and
from
the descendants
of Bigvai, both
Uthai
and Zaccur
, and with them 70
men
.
And
I gathered
them
together
to
the river
that runneth
to Ahava ;
and there
abode
we in
tents
three days :
and I viewed
the people ,
and the
priests, and
found there none
of
the
sons
of
Levi
.
Now
I assembled
these
exiles
at
the canal
that flows
to Ahava ,
and we camped
there
three days .
And when
I searched
among
the people and priests, I
found no
Levites
there.
Then sent
I for
Eliezer, for
Ariel, for
Shemaiah, and
for
Elnathan, and
for
Jarib, and
for
Elnathan, and
for
Nathan, and
for
Zechariah, and for
Meshullam, chief
men;
also
for
Joiarib ,
and for
Elnathan ,
men
of
understanding
.
Then I summoned
the
leaders:
Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as
well
as
the
teachers
Joiarib and Elnathan.
And I sent them with
commandment
unto
Iddo the chief
at the
place
Casiphia, and
I
told
them
what
they
should
say
unto
Iddo,
and to
his brethren
the
Nethinims
, at
the place
Casiphia, that they should bring unto
us ministers for the house of our God.
And I sent them to
Iddo ,
the leader
at Casiphia, with
a
message
for
him
and his kinsmen
, the temple
servants
at
Casiphia, that they should bring to
us ministers for the house of our God.
And by
the good
hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding,
of
the sons
of Mahli ,
the
son of Levi, the son of Israel ;
and
Sherebiah,
with his sons and his
brethren
, eighteen
;
And since
the gracious
hand of our God was
upon us ,
they brought us Sherebiah—
a man of insight
from
the descendants
of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel —along
with his sons and brothers
, 18
men
;
And
Hashabiah, and
with him
Jeshaiah of
the sons
of Merari, his brethren
and their sons, twenty;
also
Hashabiah, together
with Jeshaiah ,
from
the descendants
of Merari, and
his brothers
and their sons, 20
men.
Also of the Nethinims
, whom
David and the princes
had appointed for
the
service
of
the Levites ,
two
hundred
and
twenty
Nethinims:
all
of
them
were
expressed
by
name
.
They
also brought
220
of the temple
servants
, all
designated
by
name.
David and the officials
had appointed them
to
assist
the Levites.
Then
I proclaimed a fast there
, at
the
river
of
Ahava,
that we might afflict
ourselves before our God ,
to
seek
of
him a right
way
for us ,
and for
our little
ones
, and
for
all our substance
.
And
there
by
the
Ahava
Canal
I proclaimed a fast, so
that we might humble
ourselves before our God and
ask
Him for
a safe
journey
for us and our children
, with
all our possessions
.
For I was ashamed to require
of
the king a
band
of soldiers and horsemen to help
us against
the
enemy
in
the way:
because
we had spoken
unto
the
king,
saying
, The hand of our God is upon
all them
for
good
that
seek him ;
but his power
and
his
wrath
is against all them
that
forsake him.
For I was ashamed to ask
the king for
an
escort
of soldiers and horsemen to protect
us from
our
enemies
on
the road,
since
we had told
him
, “
The hand of our God is gracious
to
all who
seek Him ,
but His great
anger
is against all who
forsake Him. ”
So we fasted and besought
our God for
this :
and he was
intreated
of
us
.
So we fasted and petitioned
our God about
this ,
and He granted
our
request
.
Then I separated
twelve of the chief
of
the
priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren
with
them
,
Then I set
apart
twelve of the leading
priests, together
with
Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers
,
And weighed unto
them the silver ,
and the
gold ,
and the vessels,
even
the
offering
of
the
house
of
our
God,
which
the king, and
his counsellors
, and
his lords
, and all Israel
there present,
had offered :
and I
weighed out
to
them the contribution
of
silver and gold and the articles
that
the king, his counselors
, his leaders
, and all the
Israelites
there had offered for
the
house
of
our
God.
I even
weighed unto
their hand
six
hundred
and
fifty
talents of silver, and
silver vessels
an
hundred
talents, and
of gold an
hundred
talents;
I weighed out
into
their hands
650
talents of silver, articles
of
silver weighing
100
talents, 100
talents
of gold ,
Also
twenty
basons
of
gold, of
a
thousand
drams;
and two vessels
of fine copper
, precious as gold.
20
gold bowls
valued
at
1
, 000
darics,
and two articles
of fine polished
bronze
, as
precious as gold.
And
I said
unto
them, Ye
are holy unto
the LORD ;
the
vessels
are holy also;
and
the silver and the
gold are a freewill offering unto
the LORD God of your fathers.
Then
I told
them, “You
are holy to
the LORD ,
and
these
articles
are holy .
The silver and gold are a freewill offering to
the LORD ,
the
God of your fathers.
Watch
ye,
and
keep
them ,
until ye
weigh them before
the
chief
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
and
chief
of
the
fathers
of
Israel,
at
Jerusalem,
in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
Guard
them carefully
until you
weigh them out
in the chambers of the house of the LORD in
Jerusalem
before
the
leading
priests,
Levites,
and
heads
of
the
Israelite
families
. ”
So took
the priests and the
Levites the
weight
of the silver ,
and the
gold ,
and the
vessels,
to bring
them
to Jerusalem
unto
the house of our God.
So the priests and Levites took
charge
of the silver and gold and sacred
articles
that
had
been
weighed
out
to be
taken
to the house of our God in
Jerusalem
.
Then
we
departed
from
the
river
of
Ahava
on the twelfth day of the first month ,
to go unto
Jerusalem :
and the hand of our God was upon us ,
and
he
delivered
us from the hand
of the enemy,
and of
such
as
lay
in
wait
by
the way.
On the twelfth day of the first month we
set
out
from
the
Ahava
Canal
to go to
Jerusalem ,
and the hand of our God was upon us to
protect
us from the hands
of the enemies
and bandits
along
the way.
And
we came
to
Jerusalem ,
and abode
there three days.
So
we arrived
at
Jerusalem and rested
there for
three days.
Now
on the fourth day was
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
the
vessels
weighed
in the house of our God by
the hand of Meremoth the
son of Uriah the priest ;
and
with
him
was
Eleazar the
son of Phinehas ;
and
with
them
was Jozabad
the son of Jeshua ,
and Noadiah the
son of Binnui ,
Levites;
On the fourth day ,
in the house of our God ,
we
weighed
out
the silver
and
gold
and
sacred
articles
into
the
hand of Meremoth son of Uriah ,
the priest .
Eleazar son of Phinehas was with
him,
along
with
the Levites
Jozabad
son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui .
By number and by
weight of
every
one:
and all
the weight was written
at that time.
Everything
was
verified
by number and weight ,
and the total
weight was recorded
at that time.
Also
the children
of
those
that
had been
carried
away,
which
were
come
out
of
the
captivity ,
offered
burnt offerings unto
the God of Israel ,
twelve
bullocks
for all Israel, ninety
and
six
rams, seventy
and
seven
lambs, twelve
he
goats
for
a sin offering :
all this was a burnt offering unto
the LORD.
Then
the exiles
who
had returned
from
captivity sacrificed
burnt offerings to
the God of Israel :
12
bulls
for all Israel, 96
rams, 77
lambs, and
a sin offering of
12
male
goats.
All this was a burnt offering to
the LORD.
And
they delivered the king's
commissions
unto
the
king's
lieutenants,
and
to the governors on
this
side
the river:
and
they
furthered
the people
, and the house of God.
They also
delivered the king’s
edicts
to the royal
satraps
and
governors of
the region
west
of
the Euphrates
, who
proceeded
to
assist
the
people
and the house of God.
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