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Hananiah was a reliable and God-fearing man without equal. </span><span class="v16_7_3"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.3" class="v16_7_3">3</span>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.</span></p><h3 class="s">The List of Those Who Returned from Exile</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="EZR 2:1-70">Ezra 2.1-70</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_4"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.4" class="v16_7_4">4</span>Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet. </span><span class="v16_7_5"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.5" class="v16_7_5">5</span>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:</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_6"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.6" class="v16_7_6">6</span>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. </span><span class="v16_7_7"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.7" class="v16_7_7">7</span>Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_8"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.8-Neh.7.25" class="v16_7_8">8-25</span>This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Parosh - 2,172</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Shephatiah - 372</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Arah - 652</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,818</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Elam - 1,254</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Zattu - 845</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Zaccai - 760</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Binnui - 648</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Bebai - 628</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Azgad - 2,322</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Adonikam - 667</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Bigvai - 2,067</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Adin - 655</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Hashum - 328</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Bezai - 324</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Hariph - 112</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_8">Gibeon - 95</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v16_7_26"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.26-Neh.7.38" class="v16_7_26">26-38</span>People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Bethlehem and Netophah - 188</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Anathoth - 128</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Beth Azmaveth - 42</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Ramah and Geba - 621</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Michmash - 122</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Bethel and Ai - 123</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">The other Nebo - 52</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">The other Elam - 1,254</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Harim - 320</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Jericho - 345</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 721</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_26">Senaah - 3,930</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v16_7_39"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.39-Neh.7.42" class="v16_7_39">39-42</span>This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_39">Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_39">Immer - 1,052</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_39">Pashhur - 1,247</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_39">Harim - 1,017</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v16_7_43"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.43-Neh.7.45" class="v16_7_43">43-45</span>Clans of Levites who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_43">Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_43">Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 148</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_43">Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 138</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v16_7_46"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.46-Neh.7.56" class="v16_7_46">46-56</span>Clans of Temple workers who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Keros, Sia, Padon,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Barkos, Sisera, Temah,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_46">Neziah, and Hatipha.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v16_7_57"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.57-Neh.7.59" class="v16_7_57">57-59</span>Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_57">Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_57">Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_57">Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_60"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.60" class="v16_7_60">60</span>The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_61"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.61-Neh.7.62" class="v16_7_61">61-62</span>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; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_63"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.63-Neh.7.64" class="v16_7_63">63-64</span>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.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests. </span><span class="v16_7_65"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.65" class="v16_7_65">65</span><a href="#Neh.7.65!x.1" id="link_Neh.7.65!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span>-</span></a> 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.<a href="#Neh.7.65!f.2" id="link_Neh.7.65!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_66"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.66-Neh.7.69" class="v16_7_66">66-69</span>Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Their male and female servants - 7,337</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Male and female musicians - 245</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Horses - 736</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Mules - 245</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Camels - 435</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v16_7_66">Donkeys - 6,720</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_70"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.70-Neh.7.72" class="v16_7_70">70-72</span>Many of the people contributed to help pay the cost of restoring the Temple:</span></p><p class="b"></p><table><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v16_7_70">The governor </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">270 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">ounces of gold</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">50 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">ceremonial bowls</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">530 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">robes for priests</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v16_7_70">Heads of clans </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">337 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">pounds of gold</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">3,215 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">pounds of silver</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v16_7_70">The rest of the people </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">337 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">pounds of gold</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">2,923 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">pounds of silver</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v16_7_70">67 </span></td><td align="start" class="tc3"><span class="v16_7_70">robes for priests</span></td></tr></table><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v16_7_73"><span class="reftext" id="Neh.7.73" class="v16_7_73">73</span><a href="#Neh.7.73!x.1" id="link_Neh.7.73!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span>-</span></a> The priests, the Levites, the Temple guards, the musicians, many of the ordinary people, the Temple workers—all the people of Israel—settled in the towns and cities of Judah.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">7.65: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Urim and Thummim: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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