1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed. 2 I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do. 3 I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
The List of the Exiles Who Returned
4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 5 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7 in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah):
The list of the men of Israel:
8 the descendants of Parosh
2,172
9 of Shephatiah
372
10 of Arah
652
11 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)
2,818
12 of Elam
1,254
13 of Zattu
845
14 of Zakkai
760
15 of Binnui
648
16 of Bebai
628
17 of Azgad
2,322
18 of Adonikam
667
19 of Bigvai
2,067
20 of Adin
655
21 of Ater (through Hezekiah)
98
22 of Hashum
328
23 of Bezai
324
24 of Hariph
112
25 of Gibeon
95
26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah
188
27 of Anathoth
128
28 of Beth Azmaveth
42
29 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth
743
30 of Ramah and Geba
621
31 of Mikmash
122
32 of Bethel and Ai
123
33 of the other Nebo
52
34 of the other Elam
1,254
35 of Harim
320
36 of Jericho
345
37 of Lod, Hadid and Ono
721
38 of Senaah
3,930
the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)
973
40 of Immer
1,052
41 of Pashhur
1,247
42 of Harim
1,017
43 The Levites:
the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah)
74
the descendants of Asaph
148
Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai
138
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, Nephusim,
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 Neziah and Hatipha
the descendants of
Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon
