Nehemiah Chapter 7
The Walls Are Finished
1 The wall had been rebuilt, and I’d set up the doors and appointed gatekeepers, singers, and Levites. 2 I put Hanani my brother—along with Hananiah commander of the fortress—in charge of Jerusalem because he was a reliable man that respected God more than most. 3 I told them,
“Don’t open the gates till the sun is hot. While they’re standing guard, shut and bolt the doors. Appoint guards from the people that live inside Jerusalem, each at his post by his own house.”
4 The city was big and open, but there weren’t many people in it, and houses hadn’t been built.
5 Then God put it in my heart to gather the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. I found the scroll with the genealogies for the ones that came up first; it read as follows:
Neh 7:1-5
Lists of Returning Exiles
6-7 the number of Israelites that came back to Jerusalem and Judah with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah:
8the family of Parosh 2,172
9the family of Shephatiah 372
10the family of Arah 652
11the family of Pahath-moab
(descendants of Jeshua and
Joab) 2,818
Neh 7:6-11
12the family of Elam 1,254
13the family of Zattu 845
14the family of Zaccai 760
15the family of Binnui 648
16the family of Bebai 628
17the family of Azgad 2,322
18the family of Adonikam 667
19the family of Bigvai 2,067
20the family of Adin 655
21the family of Ater
(descendants of Hezekiah) 98
22the family of Hashum, 328
23the family of Bezai 324
24the family of Hariph 112
25the family of Gibeon 95
26the people from Bethlehem
and Netophah 188
Neh 7:12-26
27the people from Anathoth 128
28the people from Beth-azmaveth 42
29the people from Kiriath-jearim,
Chephirah, and Beeroth 743
30the people from Rama and
Geba 621
31the people from Michmas 122
32the people from Bethel and Ai 123
33the people from the other Nebo 52
34the people from the other
Elam 1,254
35the people from Harim 320
36the people from Jericho 345
37the people from Lod, Hadid,
And Ono 721
38 the people from Senaah 3,930
39the priests
the family of Jehaiah
(through Jeshua) 973
Neh 7:27-39
40the family of Immer 1,052
41the family of Passhur 1,247
42the family of Harim 1,017
43the Levites
the families of Jeshua and Kadmiel
(descendants of Hodevah) 74
44the singers: the family of Asaph 148
45the gatekeepers: the families of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138
46 the Temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 47 Keros, Sia, Padon, 48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, 49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, 50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, 51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, 52 Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim, 53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 54 Bazlith, Mahida, Harsha, 55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 56 Neziah, and Hatipha.
57 the sons of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, 58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Amon. 60 All the Temple servants and sons of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
Neh 7:40-60
61 These were the ones that came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but couldn’t show that their ancestors’ houses or their descendants were from Israel: 62 the sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 642.
63 from the priests: the families of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (This Barzillai had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead and had taken his family name.) 64 They searched the genealogical records but couldn’t find their names. So they were considered unqualified and excluded from the priesthood. 65 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ portion of the sacrifices till a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
Totals of People and Gifts
66 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
67 plus the male and female servants (7,337)
and male and female singers (245).
68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
70 The governor donated to the treasury 19 lbs 1,000 drachmas of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priests’ vestments.
71 For the work, some leaders of families donated to the treasury 375 lbs 20,000 darics of gold and 2,750 lbs 2,200 minas of silver.
Neh 7:61-71
72 The rest of the people gave 375 lbs 20,000 drachmas of gold, 2,500 lbs 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ vestments.
73 The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns.
By the seventh month, the Israelites were in their towns.
Neh 7:72-73