微读圣经

The Exiles Return

1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed,7:1 Neh 6:1 the gatekeepers,7:1 Ezr 2:40–42; Neh 7:43–45 singers, and Levites were appointed.

2Then I put my brother Hanani7:2 Neh 1:2 in charge of Jerusalem,7:2 Neh 3:9,12 along with Hananiah,7:2 Neh 10:23 commander of the fortress,7:2 Neh 2:8 because he was a faithful man who feared God7:2 1Kg 18:3; Neh 5:9,15 more than most.

3I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.”7:3 Neh 4:13,16,22–23

4The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.7:4 Neh 11:1

5Then my God put it into my mind7:5 Pr 2:6 to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:7:5–73 Ezr 2:1–70

6These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar7:6 2Ch 36:20 of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town.7:6 Ezr 2:1

7They came with Zerubbabel,7:7 Hg 1:1 Jeshua,7:7 Ezr 2:2; 5:2; Zch 3:3,8 Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included7:7 Lit the men of the people of Israel

8Parosh’s descendants7:8 Ezr 2:3; 8:3; 10:25; Neh 3:25	2,172
9Shephatiah’s descendants	372
10Arah’s descendants	652
11Pahath-moab’s descendants:
Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants	2,818
12Elam’s descendants	1,254
13Zattu’s descendants	845
14Zaccai’s descendants	760
15Binnui’s descendants	648
16Bebai’s descendants	628
17Azgad’s descendants	2,322
18Adonikam’s descendants7:18 Ezr 2:13; 8:13	667
19Bigvai’s descendants	2,067
20Adin’s descendants7:20 Ezr 2:15; 8:6	655
21Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah	98
22Hashum’s descendants	328
23Bezai’s descendants	324
24Hariph’s descendants	112
25Gibeon’s7:25 = Gibbar’s in Ezr 2:20 descendants	95
26Bethlehem’s7:26 Ezr 2:21; Mc 5:2 and Netophah’s7:26 2Sm 23:28; 2Kg 25:23; Ezr 2:22 men	188
27Anathoth’s7:27 Ezr 2:23; Neh 11:32; Jr 1:1 men	128
28Beth-azmaveth’s men	42
29Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men	743
30Ramah’s and Geba’s men	621
31Michmas’s men	122
32Bethel’s and Ai’s men7:32 Gn 12:8; Jos 7:2; Ezr 2:28	123
33the other Nebo’s men	52
34the other Elam’s people	1,254
35Harim’s people	320
36Jericho’s people7:36 Jos 6:1; Ezr 2:34; Neh 3:2	345
37Lod’s,7:37 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ac 9:32 Hadid’s, and Ono’s people	721
38Senaah’s people	3,930.

39The priests included

Jedaiah’s7:39 1Ch 24:7; Ezr 2:36 descendants of the house of Jeshua	973
40Immer’s descendants	1,052
41Pashhur’s descendants	1,247
42Harim’s descendants	1,017.

43The Levites7:43 Ezr 2:40; 7:7; 8:15; Neh 13:30 included

Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel
Hodevah’s descendants	74.

44The singers7:44 1Ch 15:16; Ezr 2:41–43 included

Asaph’s descendants

148.

45The gatekeepers7:45 1Ch 9:17–27 included

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,
Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,
Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants	138.

46The temple servants7:46 Neh 11:21 included

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,

Tabbaoth’s descendants,

47Keros’s descendants,

Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

48Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,

Shalmai’s descendants,

49Hanan’s descendants,

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,

50Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,

Nekoda’s descendants,

51Gazzam’s descendants,

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,

52Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,

Nephishesim’s7:52 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephushesim’s descendants,

53Bakbuk’s descendants,

Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

54Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants,

Harsha’s descendants,

55Barkos’s descendants,

Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

56Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.

57The descendants of Solomon’s servants7:57 1Kg 9:21; Ezr 2:55 included

Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,

Perida’s descendants,

58Jaala’s descendants,

Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

59Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,

Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

60All the temple servants
and the descendants of Solomon’s servants7:60 Ezr 2:58	392.

61The following7:61–62 Ezr 2:59–60 are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families7:61 Lit the house of their fathers and their lineage were Israelite:

62Delaiah’s descendants,
Tobiah’s descendants,
and Nekoda’s descendants	642

63and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name.

64These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

65The governor7:65 Ezr 2:63; 5:14 ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.7:65 Ex 28:30; Lv 8:8; Ezr 2:63

66The whole combined assembly numbered	42,360
67not including their 7,337 male and female servants,
as well as their 245 male and female singers.
68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,7:68 Some Hb mss, LXX; Ezr 2:66; other Hb mss omit v. 68
69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.7:69–72 Ezr 2:64–70

70Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,7:70 Or drachmas, or darics; also in vv. 71,72 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.

71Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.

72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.

73The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.7:73 1Ch 9:2; Ezr 2:70; Neh 7:6

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month7:73 Lv 23:23–43; Ezr 3:1 came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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