1 King Nebuchadnezzar2.1 Nebuchadnezzar: See the note at 1.7.of Babyloniahad captured many of the people of Judah and had taken them as prisoners to Babylonia. Now they were on their way back to Jerusalemand to their own towns everywhere in Judah.
2-20 Zerubbabel, Joshua,2.2-20 Joshua: Hebrew "Jeshua." In this translation the name "Joshua" is used of the descendant of Jozadak, the last chief priest before the exile; this same Joshua is often mentioned together with Zerubbabel (2.2-20; 3.2,8, 9; 4.3; 5.2; 10.18,19). In other places the name "Jeshua" is used (2.2-20,36-39,40-42; 8.33).Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanahwere in charge of the ones who were coming back. And here is a list of how many returned from each family group: 2,172 from Parosh; 372 from Shephatiah; 775 from Arah; 2,812 descendants of Jeshuaand Joab2.2-20 Jeshua and Joab: Hebrew "Jeshua Joab."from Pahath Moab; 1,254 from Elam; 945 from Zattu; 760 from Zaccai; 642 from Bani; 623 from Bebai; 1,222 from Azgad; 666 from Adonikam; 2,056 from Bigvai; 454 from Adin; 98 from Ater, also known as Hezekiah; 323 from Bezai; 112 from Jorah; 223 from Hashum; and 95 from Gibbar.
21-35 Here is how many people returned whose ancestors had come from the following towns: 123 from Bethlehem; 56 from Netophah; 128 from Anathoth; 42 from Azmaveth; 743 from Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth; 621 from Ramahand Geba; 122 from Michmas; 223 from Betheland Ai; 52 from Nebo; 156 from Magbish; 1,254 from the other Elam; 320 from Harim; 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono; 345 from Jericho; and 3,630 from Senaah.
36-39 Here is a list of how many returned from each family of priests: 973 descendants of Jeshuafrom the family of Jedaiah; 1,052 from the family of Immer; 1,247 from the family of Pashhur; and 1,017 from the family of Harim.
40-42 And here is a list of how many returned from the families of Levites: 74 descendants of Hodaviahfrom the families of Jeshuaand Kadmiel; 128 descendants of Asaphfrom the temple musicians; and 139 descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobaifrom the temple guards.
43-54 Here is a list of the families of temple workers whose descendants returned: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Keros, Siaha, Padon, Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, Besai, Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah, and Hatipha.
55-57 Here is a list of Solomon’s servants whose descendants returned: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 A total of 392 descendants of temple workers and of Solomon’s servants returned.
59,60 There were 652 who returned from the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, though they could not prove that they were Israelites. They had lived in the Babylonian towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer.
61,62 The families of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillaicould not prove that they were priests. The ancestor of the family of Barzillaihad married the daughter of Barzillaifrom Gileadand had taken his wife’s family name. But the records of these three families could not be found, and none of them were allowed to serve as priests. 63 Nu 27.21.In fact, the governor2.63 governor: In Nehemiah 8.9; 10.1, this same title is used of Nehemiah, though it is doubtful if he is the one referred to here.told them, "You cannot eat the food offered to God until we find out if you really are priests."2.63 until … priests: The Hebrew text has "until a priest comes with the urim and thummim," sacred objects which were used in some way to receive answers from God.
64-67 There were 42,360 who returned, in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both women and men. They brought with them 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 When the people came to where the Lord's temple had been in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave gifts so it could be rebuilt in the same place. 69 They gave all they could, and it came to a total of 500 kilograms of gold, 500 kilograms of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70 1 Ch 9.2;Ne 11.3.Everyone returned to the towns from which their families had come, including the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the temple guards, and the workers.2.70 workers: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 70.
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Nebuchadnezzar
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹרnəbukhadəretsor
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged and destroyed Jerusalem, burned the temple, and took the people of Judah into exile (2 Kings 25:8).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, returned from captivity to Jerusalem with Jeshua and began to rebuild the temple of God; in the time of Haggai the prophet, he was governor of Judah (Haggai 2:2).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Netophah is the town where Maharai and Heldai were from, each with a division of twenty-four thousand men, in the tenth and in the twelfth month (1 Chronicles 27:15).
Anathoth is the town in the land of Benjamin where the priest Jeremiah son of Hilkiah was. Jeremiah bought the property there from his cousin Hanamel for seventeen shekels of silver (Jeremiah 32:9).
Chephirah was one of the cities of the Hivites, alongside Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim, and also one of the cities of the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 9:17).
Beeroth was a city of the Hivites, along with Gibeon, Chephirah, and Kiriath-jearim, and was considered part of Benjamin; from there came Rechab and Baanah, who went to the house of Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4:5).
Ramah was the place that Baasha king of Israel fortified to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah; Asa carried away its stones and timber and built Geba and Mizpah (1 Kings 15:22).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Lod, also called Lydda, is the city near Joppa where Peter visited the saints and where the residents, along with those of Sharon, turned to the Lord (Acts 9:35).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
Asaph was the father of Zichri and great-grandfather of Mattaniah, who led the thanksgiving and prayers; Asaph’s descendants were in charge of the music of the house of God (Nehemiah 11:22).
Shallum, son of Kore, was a Korahite and keeper of the gates of the tent, with his kinsmen, like their fathers who had guarded the entrance of the dwelling of the Lord (1 Chronicles 9:19).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Immer was one of the towns, alongside Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, and Addan, from which came up those who could not show that their families were descended from Israel (Ezra 2:59).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).