Nehemiah 7

City's Condition and God's Direction Nehemiah 7:4–5

⁴Verse 4. Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built. ⁵Verse 5. My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be listed by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found this written in it:

Genealogy of Returning Exiles Nehemiah 7:6–7

⁶Verse 6. These are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city; ⁷Verse 7. who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

Detailed Genealogical Listings and Contributions Nehemiah 7:8–73

⁸Verse 8. The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two. ⁹Verse 9. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two. ¹⁰Verse 10. The children of Arah, six hundred fifty-two. ¹¹Verse 11. The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen. ¹²Verse 12. The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. ¹³Verse 13. The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.

¹⁴Verse 14. The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty. ¹⁵Verse 15. The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight. ¹⁶Verse 16. The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight. ¹⁷Verse 17. The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two. ¹⁸Verse 18. The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven. ¹⁹Verse 19. The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.

²⁰Verse 20. The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five. ²¹Verse 21. The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight. ²²Verse 22. The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight. ²³Verse 23. The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four. ²⁴Verse 24. The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve. ²⁵Verse 25. The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

²⁶Verse 26. The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight. ²⁷Verse 27. The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight. ²⁸Verse 28. The men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two. ²⁹Verse 29. The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three. ³⁰Verse 30. The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one. ³¹Verse 31. The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

³²Verse 32. The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred twenty-three. ³³Verse 33. The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two. ³⁴Verse 34. The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. ³⁵Verse 35. The children of Harim, three hundred twenty. ³⁶Verse 36. The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five. ³⁷Verse 37. The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.

³⁸Verse 38. The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty. ³⁹Verse 39. The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. ⁴⁰Verse 40. The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two. ⁴¹Verse 41. The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven. ⁴²Verse 42. The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen. ⁴³Verse 43. The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.

⁴⁴Verse 44. The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight. ⁴⁵Verse 45. The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight. ⁴⁶Verse 46. The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, ⁴⁷Verse 47. the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, ⁴⁸Verse 48. the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, ⁴⁹Verse 49. the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰Verse 50. the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, ⁵¹Verse 51. the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah. ⁵²Verse 52. The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim, ⁵³Verse 53. the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, ⁵⁴Verse 54. the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, ⁵⁵Verse 55. the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

⁵⁶Verse 56. the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. ⁵⁷Verse 57. The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, ⁵⁸Verse 58. the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, ⁵⁹Verse 59. the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Amon. ⁶⁰Verse 60. All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two. ⁶¹Verse 61. These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

⁶²Verse 62. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two. ⁶³Verse 63. Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name. ⁶⁴Verse 64. These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore were they deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood. ⁶⁵Verse 65. The governor told that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim. ⁶⁶Verse 66. The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

⁶⁷Verse 67. besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women. ⁶⁸Verse 68. Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five; ⁶⁹Verse 69. their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty. ⁷⁰Verse 70. Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments. ⁷¹Verse 71. Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

⁷²Verse 72. That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments. ⁷³Verse 73. So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their cities. When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.