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1 And now the wall had been rebuilt, the gates had all been put in place, and the Temple guards, the members of the sacred choir, and the other Levites had been assigned their work.
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After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
2 I put two men in charge of governing the city of Jerusalem: my brother Hanani and Hananiah, commanding officer of the fortress. Hananiah was a reliable and God-fearing man without equal.
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I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do.
3 I told them not to have the gates of Jerusalem opened in the morning until well after sunrise and to have them closed and barred before the guards went off duty at sunset. I also told them to appoint guards from among the people who lived in Jerusalem and to assign some of them to specific posts and others to patrol the area around their own houses.
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I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
4 Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet.
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Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
5 God inspired me to assemble the people and their leaders and officials and to check their family records. I located the records of those who had first returned from captivity, and this is the information I found:
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So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6 Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own hometown. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners.
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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
7 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
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in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
8 This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile: Parosh - 2,172
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
9 Shephatiah - 372
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of Shephatiah, 372
10 Arah - 652
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of Arah, 652
11 Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,818
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818
12 Elam - 1,254
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of Elam, 1,254
13 Zattu - 845
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of Zattu, 845
14 Zaccai - 760
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of Zaccai, 760
15 Binnui - 648
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of Binnui, 648
16 Bebai - 628
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of Bebai, 628
17 Azgad - 2,322
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of Azgad, 2,322
18 Adonikam - 667
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of Adonikam, 667
19 Bigvai - 2,067
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of Bigvai, 2,067
20 Adin - 655
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of Adin, 655
21 Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
22 Hashum - 328
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of Hashum, 328
23 Bezai - 324
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of Bezai, 324
24 Hariph - 112
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of Hariph, 112
25 Gibeon - 95
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of Gibeon, 95
26 People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned: Bethlehem and Netophah - 188
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
27 Anathoth - 128
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of Anathoth, 128
28 Beth Azmaveth - 42
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of Beth Azmaveth, 42
29 Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
30 Ramah and Geba - 621
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
31 Michmash - 122
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of Micmash, 122
32 Bethel and Ai - 123
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of Bethel and Ai, 123
33 The other Nebo - 52
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of the other Nebo, 52
34 The other Elam - 1,254
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of the other Elam, 1,254
35 Harim - 320
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of Harim, 320
36 Jericho - 345
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of Jericho, 345
37 Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 721
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
38 Senaah - 3,930
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of Senaah, 3,930
39 This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile: Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973
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The priests:
40 Immer - 1,052
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of Immer, 1,052
41 Pashhur - 1,247
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of Pashhur, 1,247
42 Harim - 1,017
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of Harim, 1,017
43 Clans of Levites who returned from exile: Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74
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The Levites:
44 Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 148
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The musicians:
45 Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 138
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The gatekeepers:
46 Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
47 Keros, Sia, Padon,
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Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 Neziah, and Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
57 Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
58 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
60 The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
61 There were 642 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer;
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The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
62 but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.
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the descendants of
63 The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.)
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And from among the priests:
64 Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.
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These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
65 The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.
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The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
66 Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360 Their male and female servants - 7,337
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
67 Male and female musicians - 245
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
68 Horses - 736, Mules - 245
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There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
69 Camels - 435, Donkeys - 6,720
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70 Many of the people contributed to help pay the cost of restoring the Temple: The governor 8 kilogrammes of gold, 50 ceremonial bowls, 530 robes for priests
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Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
71 eads of clans 168 kilogrammes of gold, 1,250 kilogrammes of silver,
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Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
72 he rest of the people 168 kilogrammes of gold, 140 kilogrammes of silver, 67 robes for priests
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The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.
73 The priests, the Levites, the temple guards, the musicians, many of the ordinary people, the temple workmen - all the people of Israel - settled in the towns and cities of Judah.
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The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
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