Nehemiah Chapter 7

1After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.

2I 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.

3I 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.”

The List of the Exiles Who Returned

4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

5So 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:

6These 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,

7in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:

8the descendants of Parosh 2,172

9of Shephatiah 372

10of Arah 652

11of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818

12of Elam 1,254

13of Zattu 845

14of Zakkai 760

15of Binnui 648

16of Bebai 628

17of Azgad 2,322

18of Adonikam 667

19of Bigvai 2,067

20of Adin 655

21of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98

22of Hashum 328

23of Bezai 324

24of Hariph 112

25of Gibeon 95

26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah 188

27of Anathoth 128

28of Beth Azmaveth 42

29of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743

30of Ramah and Geba 621

31of Mikmash 122

32of Bethel and Ai 123

33of the other Nebo 52

34of the other Elam 1,254

35of Harim 320

36of Jericho 345

37of Lod, Hadid and Ono 721

38of Senaah 3,930

39The priests:the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973

40of Immer 1,052

41of Pashhur 1,247

42of Harim 1,017

43The Levites:the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah) 74

44The musicians:the descendants of Asaph 148

45The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai138

46The temple servants:the descendants ofZiha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

47Keros, Sia, Padon,

48Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,

49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

52Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,

53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

54Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

55Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

56Neziah and Hatipha

57The descendants of the servants of Solomon:the descendants ofSotai, Sophereth, Perida,

58Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon

60The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392

61The 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:

62the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda642

63And from among the priests:the descendants ofHobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

64These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65The 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.

66The whole company numbered 42,360,

67besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.

68There were 736 horses, 245 mules,

69435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

70Some 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.

71Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

72The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.

73The 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,