Ezra 2:1-70 NIV
The List of the Exiles
Who Returned
1 Now
these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the
exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon
(they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town, 2in
company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai,
Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):
The list of the men of
the people of Israel:
3the descendants of Parosh
|
2,172
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4of Shephatiah
|
372
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5of Arah
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775
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6of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)
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2,812
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7of Elam
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1,254
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8of Zattu
|
945
|
9of Zakkai
|
760
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10of Bani
|
642
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11of Bebai
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623
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12of Azgad
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1,222
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13of Adonikam
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666
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14of Bigvai
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2,056
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15of Adin
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454
|
16of Ater (through Hezekiah)
|
98
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17of Bezai
|
323
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18of Jorah
|
112
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19of Hashum
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223
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20of Gibbar
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95
|
21the men of Bethlehem
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123
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22of Netophah
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56
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23of Anathoth
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128
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24of Azmaveth
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42
|
743
|
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26of Ramah and Geba
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621
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27of Mikmash
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122
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28of Bethel and Ai
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223
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29of Nebo
|
52
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30of Magbish
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156
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31of the other Elam
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1,254
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32of Harim
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320
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33of Lod, Hadid and Ono
|
725
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34of Jericho
|
345
|
35of Senaah
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3,630
|
36The priests:
the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) |
973
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37of Immer
|
1,052
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38of Pashhur
|
1,247
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39of Harim
|
1,017
|
40The Levites:
the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) |
74
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the descendants of Asaph |
128
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the descendants of |
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Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
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Akkub, Hatita and Shobai
|
139
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the descendants of |
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
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44Keros, Siaha, Padon,
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45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
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46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
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47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
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48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
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49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
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50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
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51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
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52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
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53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
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54Neziah and Hatipha
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the descendants of |
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Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
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56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
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57Shephatiah, Hattil,
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Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami
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58The Temple servants and the descendants of the servants of
Solomon
|
392
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59The following came up from the towns of Tel
Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their
families were descended from Israel:
60The descendants of
|
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Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda
|
652
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61And from among the priests:
The descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter
of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).
62These searched for their family records, but
they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as
unclean. 63The governor ordered them not to eat any of
the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and
Thummim.
64The whole company numbered 42,360, 65besides their 7,337 male and female slaves;
and they also had 200 male and female singers. 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68When they arrived at the House of The Lord in Jerusalem, some of the
heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the House
of GOD on its site. 69According to their ability they gave to the
treasury for this work 61,000 daricsb of gold, 5,000 minasc of silver and 100 priestly garments.
70The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the
gatekeepers and the Temple servants settled in their own towns,
along with some
of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
Ezra 3:1-13 NIV
Rebuilding the Altar
1When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem.
2Then
Joshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of
Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the GOD of
Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, in accordance with what is
written in the Law of Moses the man of GOD.
3Despite
their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its
foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to The LORD, both the morning and evening sacrifices.
4Then
in accordance with what is written, they celebrated the Festival of
Tabernacles with the required number of burnt offerings prescribed for
each day.
5After
that, they presented the regular burnt offerings, the New Moon
sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the appointed sacred festivals of The LORD, as well as those brought as freewill offerings to The LORD.
6On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to The LORD, though the foundation of The LORD’s Temple had not yet been laid.
Rebuilding the Temple
7Then
they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink
and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring
cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of
Persia.
8In
the second month of the second year after their arrival at the house of
GOD in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak
and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had
returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work. They appointed
Levites twenty years old and older to supervise the building of the
house of The LORD.
9Joshua and his sons and brothers and Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Hodaviaha
) and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined
together in supervising those working on the House of GOD.
10When the builders laid the foundation of the Temple of The Lord,
the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the
sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise The LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
11With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD:
“HE Is Good;
His Love toward Israel Endures Forever.”
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to The LORD, because the foundation of the House of The LORD was laid.
12But
many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen
the former Temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this Temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy.
13No
one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of
weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard
far away.
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