Nehemiah

Nehemiah 7 ©

1 Nehemiah committeth the charge of the city to Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register found of the genealogy of them which came first from Babylon, of the people, 39 of the priests, 43 of the Levites, 46 of the Nethinims, 57 of the children of Solomon's servants, 63 of the priests which could not shew their pedigree. 66 The whole number with their substance. 70 Their oblations.

1

NOW it came to pass, when the awall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites bwere appointed,

a ch. 3.1-32; 6.1.
b ch. 12.27.
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That I gave my brother cHanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a dfaithful man, and efeared God above many.

c ch. 1.2; 2.8; 3.25.
d ch. 13.13. 1Co. 4.2.
e ch. 5.15. Ex. 18.21. 1Ki. 18.3. Ro. 15.14. Phi. 3.14. Ep. 4.13.
3

And I said unto them, fLet not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them : and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

f ch. 13.19. Ps. 127.1; 112.5. Pr. 14.15. Mat. 10.16. Ep. 5.15,16. 1Co. 16.13.
4

Now the city was 1large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were gnot builded.

g Is. 58.12. He. 4.1.
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¶And my God hput into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up iat the first, and found written therein,

h Pr. 3.6. 2Co. 3.5. Ps. 32.8.
i Ezr. 1.11.
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jThese are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

j Ezr. 2.1. v.7-73.
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Who came with kZerubbabel, lJeshua, Nehemiah, 2Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

k Ezr. 3.2. Hag. 2.23. 1Ch. 3.17,19.
l Zec. 3.1.
8

The children of mParosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

m Ezr. 2.3; 8.3; 10.25. ch. 10.14.
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The children of nShephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

n Ezr. 2.4; 8.8.
10

The children of oArah, six hundred fifty and two.

o Ezr. 2.5. ch. 6.18.
11

The children of pPahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

p Ezr. 2.6; 8.4; 10.30. ch. 10.14.
12

The children of qElam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

q Ezr. 2.7; 8.7; 10.26. ch. 10.14.
13

The children of rZattu, eight hundred forty and five.

r Ezr. 2.8; 10.27.
14

The children of sZaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

s Ezr. 2.9. ch. 3.20.
15

The children of 3Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

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The children of tBebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

t Ezr. 2.11; 8.11; 10.28.
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The children of uAzgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

u Ezr. 2.12; 8.12.
18

The children of vAdonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

v Ezr. 2.13; 8.13.
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The children of wBigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.

w Ezr. 2.14; 8.14.
20

The children of xAdin, six hundred fifty and five.

x Ezr. 2.15; 8.6.
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The children of yAter of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

y Ezr. 2.16. ch. 10.17.
22

The children of zHashum, three hundred twenty and eight.

z Ezr. 2.19; 10.33.
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The children of aBezai, three hundred twenty and four.

a Ezr. 2.17.
24

The children of 4Hariph, an hundred and twelve.

25

The children of 5Gibeon, ninety and five.

26

The men of bBeth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

b Ezr. 2.21. Mat. 2.1,6. Ge. 35.19.
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The men of cAnathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

c Ezr. 2.22. Jos. 21.18. Je. 1.1. Is. 10.30.
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The men of 6Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.

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The men of 7Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

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The men of dRamah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

d Ezr. 2.26. Jos. 18.24,25.
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The men of eMichmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

e Ezr. 2.27. 1Sa. 13.2. Is. 10.18.
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The men of fBeth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

f Ezr. 2.28. Jos. 8.9.
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The men of the other gNebo, fifty and two.

g Ezr. 2.29.
34

The children of the other hElam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

h v.12. Ezr. 2.31.
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The children of iHarim, three hundred and twenty.

i Ezr. 2.32; 10.31.
36

The children of jJericho, three hundred forty and five.

j Ezr. 2.34. Jos. 6.1. 1Ki. 16.34.
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The children of kLod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and lone.

k Ezr. 2.33. ch. 11.34,35; 6.2. 1Ch. 8.12.
l Ezr. 2.35.
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The children of mSenaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

m Ezr. 2.35.
39

¶The priests: the children of nJedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

n 1Ch. 24.7. Ezr. 2.36; 10.18.
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The children of oImmer, a thousand fifty and two.

o Ezr. 2.37; 10.20. 1Ch. 24.14.
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The children of pPashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

p Ezr. 2.38; 10.22.
42

The children of qHarim, a thousand and seventeen.

q Ezr. 2.39; 10.21. 1Ch. 24.8.
43

rThe Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of 8Hodevah, seventy and four.

r Ezr. 2.40. ch. 11.15-18; 12.8,27.
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¶The singers: the schildren of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

s Ezr. 2.41,42. 1Ch. 25.2. ch. 12.8,9,24,28,29; 11.17.
45

¶The tporters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

t Ezr. 2.42. 1Ch. 26; 9.14,17. ch. 12.25; 11.19.
46

¶The uNethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

u Ezr. 2.34-54. 1Ch. 9.2. Jos. 9.23,27. Le. 27.2-8.
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The children of Keros, the children of 9Sia, the children of Padon,

48

The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of 10Shalmai,

49

The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

50

The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

51

The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,

52

The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of 11Nephishesim,

53

The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

54

The children of 12Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

55

The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

56

The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

57

¶The vchildren of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

v Ezr. 2.55-57. 1Ki. 9.21. ch. 11.3.
58

The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

59

The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of 13Amon.

60

wAll the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

w Ezr. 2.58. ch. 11.3. v.57.
61

And xthese were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their 14seed, whether they were of Israel.

x Ezr. 2.59,60.
62

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred yforty and two.

y Ezr. 2.60.
63

¶And zof the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of aBarzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

a 2Sa. 17.27; 19.31. 1Ki. 2.7.
z Ezr. 2.61-63.
64

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

65

And 15the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with bUrim and Thummim.

b Ex. 28.30. Nu. 27.21; 7.89. Jn. 1.4,9. Col. 2.3.
66

¶The cwhole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

c Ezr. 2.64-70. 1Ch. 21.5. 2Ch. 17.14-18. Je. 23.3; 31.7.
67

Beside their dmanservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had etwo hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

d Is. 14.1,2; 61.5. Je. 27.7.
e Ezr. 2.65.
68

Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

69

Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

70

fAnd 16some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The gTirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand *drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.

f Ezr. 2.68-70. 1Ch. 29.3,6,9. 2Co. 8.3,12; 7.9.
g ch. 10.1.
71

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand *drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

72

And that which hthe rest of the people gave was twenty thousand *drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.

h Job 34.10. Ro. 2.11. Ga. 3.28. Col. 3.11. 1Pe. 1.17. 1Ti. 5.17.
73

So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, idwelt in their cities; and when the jseventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

i Ezr. 2.70. ch. 8.9; 11; 12. Zec. 1.11,16. Is. 12.1-6.
j Le. 23.24-42. Nu. 29. Ezr. 3.1.