4 Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built. 5,6 So God gave me the idea to bring together the people, their leaders, and officials and to check the family records of those who had returned from captivity in Babylonia, after having been taken there by King Nebuchadnezzar.7.5,6 Nebuchadnezzar: Known as Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylonia from 605 to 562 b.c. In 586 b.c. he destroyed Jerusalem and took many of its people to Babylonia.About this same time, I found records of those who had been the first to return to Jerusalemfrom BabylonProvince.7.5,6 first to return … Province: Probably 539 b.c., when Cyrus, the ruler of Persia, captured the city of Babylon.By reading these records, I learned that they settled in their own hometowns, 7 and that they had come with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
8-25 This is a list of how many returned from each family group: 2,172 from Parosh; 372 from Shephatiah; 652 from Arah; 2,818 from Pahath Moab, who were all descendants of Jeshuaand Joab; 1,254 from Elam; 845 from Zattu; 760 from Zaccai; 648 from Binnui; 628 from Bebai; 2,322 from Azgad; 667 from Adonikam; 2,067 from Bigvai; 655 from Adin; 98 from Ater, also known as Hezekiah; 328 from Hashum; 324 from Bezai; 112 from Hariph; and 95 from Gibeon.
26-38 This is a list of how many returned whose ancestors had come from the following towns: 188 from Bethlehemand Netophah; 128 from Anathoth; 42 from Beth-Azmaveth; 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth; 621 from Ramahand Geba; 122 from Michmas; 123 from Betheland Ai; 52 from Nebo;7.26-38 Nebo: Hebrew "the other Nebo."1,254 from Elam;7.26-38 Elam: Hebrew "the other Elam."320 from Harim; 345 from Jericho; 721 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono; and 3,930 from Senaah.
39-42 This is a list of how many returned from each family of priests: 973 descendants of Jeshuafrom Jedaiah; 1,052 from Immer; 1,247 from Pashhur; and 1,017 from Harim.
43-45 This is a list of how many returned from the families of Levites: 74 descendants of Hodevahfrom the families of Jeshuaand Kadmiel; 148 descendants of Asaphfrom the temple musicians; and 138 descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobaifrom the temple guards.
46-56 These are the names of the families of temple workers whose descendants returned: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Keros, Sia, Padon, Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim, Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah, and Hatipha.
57-59 Here are the names of Solomon’s servants whose descendants returned: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.
60 A total of 392 descendants of temple workers and of Solomon’s servants returned.
61,62 There were 642 who returned from the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, though they could not prove they were Israelites. They had lived in the Babylonian towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer.
63,64 The families of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillaicould not prove 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. 65 Ex 28.30;Dt 33.8.In fact, the governor told them, "You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests."7.65 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.
66-69 There were 42,360 who returned, in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 musicians, counting both men and women. Altogether, they brought with them 736 horses, 245 mules,7.66-69 736 horses, 245 mules: A few Hebrew manuscripts; this is not found in most Hebrew manuscripts of verse 68.435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
70-72 Many people gave gifts to help pay for the materials to rebuild the temple. The governor himself gave 8 kilograms of gold, 50 bowls to be used in the temple, and 530 robes for the priests. Family leaders gave 153 kilograms of gold and 1,458 kilograms of silver. The rest of the people gave 153 kilograms of gold, 1,325 kilograms of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.
73 1 Ch 9.2;Ne 11.3.And so, by the seventh month,7.73 seventh month: Tishri (also called Ethanim), the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-September to mid-October.priests, Levites, temple guards, musicians, workers, and many of the ordinary people had settled in the towns of Judah.
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Babylon is the city whose king went to Jerusalem, carried off Jerusalem’s king and nobles, and brought them back with him to Babylon (Ezekiel 17:12).
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).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
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).
Kiriath-jearim is the city of Judah whose men brought the ark of the Lord to Abinadab’s house on the hill, and where David went to bring the ark of God (1 Samuel 7:1).
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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).
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).
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).
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).