1These are now the chief7218 of their fathers1, and this is the genealogy3187 of them that went up5927 with me from Babylon894, in the reign4438 of Artaxerxes783 the king4428.
2Of the sons1121 of Phinehas6372; Gershom1647: of the sons1121 of Ithamar385; Daniel1840: of the sons1121 of David1732; Hattush2407.
3Of the sons1121 of Shechaniah7935, of the sons1121 of Pharosh6551; Zechariah2148: and with him were reckoned by genealogy3187 of the males2145 an hundred3967 and fifty2572.
4Of the sons1121 of Pahathmoab6355; Elihoenai454 the son1121 of Zerahiah2228, and with him two hundred3967 males2145.
5Of the sons1121 of Shechaniah7935; the son1121 of Jahaziel3166, and with him three7969 hundred3967 males2145.
6Of the sons1121 also of Adin5720; Ebed5651 the son1121 of Jonathan3129, and with him fifty2572 males2145.
7And of the sons1121 of Elam5867; Jeshaiah3470 the son1121 of Athaliah6271, and with him seventy7657 males2145.
8And of the sons1121 of Shephatiah8203; Zebadiah2069 the son1121 of Michael4317, and with him fourscore8084 males2145.
9Of the sons1121 of Joab3097; Obadiah5662 the son1121 of Jehiel3171, and with him two hundred3967 and eighteen8083 6240 males2145.
10And of the sons1121 of Shelomith8019; the son1121 of Josiphiah3131, and with him an hundred3967 and threescore8346 males2145.
11And of the sons1121 of Bebai893; Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Bebai893, and with him twenty6242 and eight8083 males2145.
12And of the sons1121 of Azgad5803; Johanan3110 the son1121 of Hakkatan6997, and with him an hundred3967 and ten6235 males2145.
13And of the last314 sons1121 of Adonikam140, whose names8034 are these, Eliphelet467, Jeiel3273, and Shemaiah8098, and with them threescore8346 males2145.
14Of the sons1121 also of Bigvai902; Uthai5793, and Zabbud2072 2139, and with them seventy7657 males2145.
15And I gathered them together6908 to the river5104 that runneth935 to Ahava163; and there abode we in tents2583 three7969 days3117: and I viewed995 the people5971, and the priests3548, and found4672 there none of the sons1121 of Levi3878.
16Then sent7971 I for Eliezer461, for Ariel740, for Shemaiah8098, and for Elnathan494, and for Jarib3402, and for Elnathan494, and for Nathan5416, and for Zechariah2148, and for Meshullam4918, chief men7218; also for Joiarib3114, and for Elnathan494, men of understanding995.
17And I sent6680 them with commandment3318 unto Iddo112 the chief7218 at the place4725 Casiphia3703, and I told7760 6310 them what1697 they should say1696 unto Iddo112, and to his brethren251 the Nethinims5411 5411, at the place4725 Casiphia3703, that they should bring935 unto us ministers8334 for the house1004 of our God430.
18And by the good2896 hand3027 of our God430 upon us they brought935 us a man376 of understanding7922, of the sons1121 of Mahli4249, the son1121 of Levi3878, the son1121 of Israel3478; and Sherebiah8274, with his sons1121 and his brethren251, eighteen8083 6240;
19And Hashabiah2811, and with him Jeshaiah3470 of the sons1121 of Merari4847, his brethren251 and their sons1121, twenty6242;
20Also of the Nethinims5411, whom David1732 and the princes8269 had appointed5414 for the service5656 of the Levites3881, two hundred3967 and twenty6242 Nethinims5411: all of them were expressed5344 by name8034.
21Then I proclaimed7121 a fast6685 there, at the river5104 of Ahava163, that we might afflict6031 ourselves before6440 our God430, to seek1245 of him a right3477 way1870 for us, and for our little ones2945, and for all our substance7399.
22For I was ashamed954 to require7592 of the king4428 a band of soldiers2428 and horsemen6571 to help5826 us against the enemy341 in the way1870: because we had spoken559 unto the king4428, saying559, The hand3027 of our God430 is upon all them for good2896 that seek1245 him; but his power5797 and his wrath639 is against all them that forsake5800 him.
23So we fasted6684 and besought1245 our God430 for this: and he was intreated6279 of us.
24Then I separated914 twelve8147 6240 of the chief8269 of the priests3548, Sherebiah8274, Hashabiah2811, and ten6235 of their brethren251 with them,
25And weighed8254 unto them the silver3701, and the gold2091, and the vessels3627, even the offering8641 of the house1004 of our God430, which the king4428, and his counsellors3289, and his lords8269, and all Israel3478 there present4672, had offered7311:
26I even weighed8254 unto their hand3027 six8337 hundred3967 and fifty2572 talents3603 of silver3701, and silver3701 vessels3627 an hundred3967 talents3603, and of gold2091 an hundred3967 talents3603;
27Also twenty6242 basons3713 of gold2091, of a thousand505 drams150; and two8147 vessels3627 of fine2896 6668 copper5178, precious2532 as gold2091.
28And I said559 unto them, Ye are holy6944 unto the LORD3068; the vessels3627 are holy6944 also; and the silver3701 and the gold2091 are a freewill offering5071 unto the LORD3068 God430 of your fathers1.
29Watch8245 ye, and keep8104 them, until ye weigh8254 them before6440 the chief8269 of the priests3548 and the Levites3881, and chief8269 of the fathers1 of Israel3478, at Jerusalem3389, in the chambers3957 of the house1004 of the LORD3068.
30So took6901 the priests3548 and the Levites3881 the weight4948 of the silver3701, and the gold2091, and the vessels3627, to bring935 them to Jerusalem3389 unto the house1004 of our God430.
31Then we departed5265 from the river5104 of Ahava163 on the twelfth8147 6240 day of the first7223 month2320, to go3212 unto Jerusalem3389: and the hand3027 of our God430 was upon us, and he delivered5337 us from the hand3709 of the enemy341, and of such as lay in wait693 by the way1870.
32And we came935 to Jerusalem3389, and abode3427 there three7969 days3117.
33Now on the fourth7243 day3117 was the silver3701 and the gold2091 and the vessels3627 weighed8254 in the house1004 of our God430 by the hand3027 of Meremoth4822 the son1121 of Uriah223 the priest3548; and with him was Eleazar499 the son1121 of Phinehas6372; and with them was Jozabad3107 the son1121 of Jeshua3442, and Noadiah5129 the son1121 of Binnui1131, Levites3881;
34By number4557 and by weight4948 of every one: and all the weight4948 was written3789 at that time6256.
35Also the children1121 of those that had been carried away1473, which were come out935 of the captivity7628, offered7126 burnt offerings5930 unto the God430 of Israel3478, twelve8147 6240 bullocks6499 for all Israel3478, ninety8673 and six8337 rams352, seventy7657 and seven7651 lambs3532, twelve8147 6240 he goats6842 for a sin offering2403: all this was a burnt offering5930 unto the LORD3068.
36And they delivered5414 the king's4428 commissions1881 unto the king's4428 lieutenants323, and to the governors6346 on this side5676 the river5104: and they furthered5375 the people5971, and the house1004 of God430.