1 N ow these are the heads of their fathers’ households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

¶ These are now the heads of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of those that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes, the king:

2 o f the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;

Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

3 o f the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list;

Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males one hundred and fifty.

4 o f the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him;

Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai, the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

5 o f the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him;

Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

6 a nd of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;

Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed, the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

7 a nd of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;

And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah, the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

8 a nd of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;

And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah, the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

9 o f the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him;

Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah, the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

10 a nd of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him;

And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males.

11 a nd of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him;

And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.

12 a nd of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him;

And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan, the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males.

13 a nd of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them;

And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

14 a nd of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them. Ezra Sends for Levites

Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai and Zabbud and with them seventy males.

15 N ow I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there.

And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we encamped three days, and having searched among the people and the priests, I did not find there any of the sons of Levi.

16 S o I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.

Then I commissioned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, principals, also Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding;

17 I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

and I sent them unto Iddo, the captain at the place of Casiphia, and I put words in their mouth that they should speak unto Iddo and to his brethren, the Nethinims, at the place of Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

18 A ccording to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;

And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

19 a nd Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

20 a nd 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name. Protection of God Invoked

also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the ministry of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

21 T hen I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.

22 F or I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “ The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to defend us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those that seek him for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those that forsake him.

23 S o we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.

So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he was intreated of us.

24 T hen I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

¶ Then I separated twelve of the principals of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

25 a nd I weighed out to them the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered.

and weighed unto them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes and all those that were of Israel had offered.

26 T hus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,

I weighed, therefore, unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver and silver vessels of one hundred talents and of gold one hundred talents;

27 a nd 20 gold bowls worth 1, 000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.

also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of clean brass, precious as gold.

28 T hen I said to them, “ You are holy to the Lord, and the utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

And I said unto them, Ye are holiness unto the LORD; the vessels are holiness also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.

29 W atch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the princes of the priests and the Levites and of the princes of the fathers of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

30 S o the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

The priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and of the gold and of the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

31 T hen we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

¶ And we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and of such as lay in wait by the way.

32 T hus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. Treasure Placed in the Temple

And we came to Jerusalem and abode there three days.

33 O n the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the priest; and with him was Eleazar, the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad, the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah, the son of Binnui, Levites;

34 E verything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

by number and by weight of each one; and all the weight was written at that time.

35 T he exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Those that had been carried away, the sons of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he goats as sin; all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

36 T hen they delivered the king’s edicts to the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants and captains of the other side the river, which favoured the people and the house of God.