Christian Standard Bible
Nehemiah 7:6-69
6These 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.
7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included
8Parosh’s descendants 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 descendants 667
19Bigvai’s descendants 2,067
20Adin’s descendants 655
21Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah 98
22Hashum’s descendants 328
23Bezai’s descendants 324
24Hariph’s descendants 112
25Gibeon’sdescendants 95
26Bethlehem’sand Netophah’smen 188
27Anathoth’smen 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 men 123
33the other Nebo’s men 52
34the other Elam’s people 1,254
35Harim’s people 320
36Jericho’s people 345
37Lod’s,Hadid’s, and Ono’s people 721
38Senaah’s people 3,930.
39The priests included Jedaiah’sdescendants of the house of Jeshua 973
40Immer’s descendants 1,052
41Pashhur’s descendants 1,247
42Harim’s descendants 1,017.
43The Levites included Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah’s descendants 74.
44The singers included Asaph’s descendants 148.
45The gatekeepers included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants 138.
46The temple servants 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’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 servants 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 servants 392.
61The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families 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 governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
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,
69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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