The Organization of Jerusalem
1 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, ⓐ the gatekeepers, ⓑ singers, and Levites were appointed.
2 Then I put my brother Hanani ⓒ in charge of Jerusalem, ⓓ along with Hananiah, ⓔ commander of the fortress, ⓕ because he was a faithful man who feared God ⓖ more than most.
3 I 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.” ⓗ
4 The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. ⓘ
The Plan Put into Nehemiah's Heart
5 Then my God put it into my mind ⓙ 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: ⓚ
6 These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar ⓛ of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. ⓜ
7 They came with Zerubbabel, ⓝ Jeshua, ⓐ Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included [1]
8 Parosh’s descendants ⓑ — 2,172
9 Shephatiah’s descendants — 372
10 Arah’s descendants — 652
11 Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants — 2,818
12 Elam’s descendants — 1,254
13 Zattu’s descendants — 845
14 Zaccai’s descendants — 760
15 Binnui’s descendants — 648
16 Bebai’s descendants — 628
17 Azgad’s descendants — 2,322
18 Adonikam’s descendants ⓒ — 667
19 Bigvai’s descendants — 2,067
20 Adin’s descendants ⓓ — 655
21 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah — 98
22 Hashum’s descendants — 328
23 Bezai’s descendants — 324
24 Hariph’s descendants — 112
25 Gibeon’s [2]descendants — 95
26 Bethlehem’s ⓔand Netophah’s ⓕmen — 188
28 Beth-azmaveth’s men — 42
29 Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men — 743
30 Ramah’s and Geba’s men — 621
32 Bethel’s and Ai’s men ⓗ — 123
33 the other Nebo’s men — 52
34 the other Elam’s people — 1,254
36 Jericho’s people ⓘ — 345
37 Lod’s, ⓙHadid’s, and Ono’s people — 721
38 Senaah’s people — 3,930.
39 The priests included Jedaiah’s ⓚdescendants of the house of Jeshua — 973
40 Immer’s descendants — 1,052
41 Pashhur’s descendants — 1,247
42 Harim’s descendants — 1,017.
43 The Levites ⓛ included Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah’s descendants — 74.
44 The singers ⓜ included Asaph’s descendants — 148.
45 The gatekeepers ⓝ included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants — 138.
46 The temple servants ⓐ included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,
47 Keros’s descendants, Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
48 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Shalmai’s descendants,
49 Hanan’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
50 Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants,
51 Gazzam’s descendants, Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
52 Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants, Nephishesim’s [3] descendants,
53 Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
54 Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
55 Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
56 Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.
57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓑ included Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants, Perida’s descendants,
58 Jaala’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
59 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.
60 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓒ — 392.
61 The following ⓓ are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families [4] and their lineage were Israelite:
62 Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, and Nekoda’s descendants — 642
63 and 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.
64 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
65 The governor ⓔ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓕ
66 The whole combined assembly numbered — 42,360
67 not including their 7,337 male and female servants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.
68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, [5]
69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ⓖ
Gifts of the Remnant for the Work
70 Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, [6] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.
71 Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.
72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.
73 The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. ⓗ When the seventh month ⓘ came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,