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    Nehemiah · 73 verses

    Nehemiah 7

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    The wall is finished, but Jerusalem is still a large, spacious city with few people and houses not yet rebuilt.

    A city behind doorsvv. 1–5

    Once the wall and doors are in place, the chapter turns immediately to watchfulness. Nehemiah appoints the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites, puts Hanani and Hananiah over Jerusalem, and gives the slightly alarming instruction that the gates are not to open until the sun is hot. The city has a wall before it has much of a population: splendidly defended, rather roomy, and still waiting for its houses. Then the register comes to hand, having been put into Nehemiah’s heart to assemble nobles, officials, and people by genealogy.

    The register and its little surprisesvv. 6–65

    The register begins with people carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar and returning to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. Then comes the great roll-call: families, priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants, all counted with the calm persistence of a clerk who has brought a very large inkpot. Elam appears, and then “the other Elam,” with exactly the same number. The most striking aside belongs to Barzillai: a man married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was thereafter called by their name. Some people could not prove their families were descended from Israel; among the priests, some could not find their family records and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. The governor therefore forbade them to eat the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.

    A settlement with livestock attachedvv. 66–73

    The whole assembly numbers 42,360, with servants, singers, horses, mules, camels, and 6,720 donkeys—an inventory that gives the return a distinctly four-legged conclusion. The governor and the heads of families give gold, silver, bowls, and priestly garments for the project. At last the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and the people settle in their own towns, and by the seventh month the Israelites have settled in theirs. The city’s empty spaciousness has not vanished in a flourish; the chapter simply records people finding their places.

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    1. Neh 7:1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

    2. Neh 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

    3. Neh 7:3And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”

    4. Neh 7:4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

    5. Neh 7:5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

    6. Neh 7:6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

    7. Neh 7:7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

    8. Neh 7:8the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

    9. Neh 7:9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

    10. Neh 7:10the descendants of Arah, 652;

    11. Neh 7:11the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

    12. Neh 7:12the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

    13. Neh 7:13the descendants of Zattu, 845;

    14. Neh 7:14the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

    15. Neh 7:15the descendants of Binnui, 648;

    16. Neh 7:16the descendants of Bebai, 628;

    17. Neh 7:17the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

    18. Neh 7:18the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

    19. Neh 7:19the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

    20. Neh 7:20the descendants of Adin, 655;

    21. Neh 7:21the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

    22. Neh 7:22the descendants of Hashum, 328;

    23. Neh 7:23the descendants of Bezai, 324;

    24. Neh 7:24the descendants of Hariph, 112;

    25. Neh 7:25the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

    26. Neh 7:26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

    27. Neh 7:27the men of Anathoth, 128;

    28. Neh 7:28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

    29. Neh 7:29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

    30. Neh 7:30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

    31. Neh 7:31the men of Michmash, 122;

    32. Neh 7:32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

    33. Neh 7:33the men of the other Nebo, 52;

    34. Neh 7:34the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

    35. Neh 7:35the descendants of Harim, 320;

    36. Neh 7:36the men of Jericho, 345;

    37. Neh 7:37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

    38. Neh 7:38and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

    39. Neh 7:39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

    40. Neh 7:40the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

    41. Neh 7:41the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

    42. Neh 7:42and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

    43. Neh 7:43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.

    44. Neh 7:44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

    45. Neh 7:45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.

    46. Neh 7:46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

    47. Neh 7:47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

    48. Neh 7:48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,

    49. Neh 7:49the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

    50. Neh 7:50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

    51. Neh 7:51the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

    52. Neh 7:52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,

    53. Neh 7:53the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

    54. Neh 7:54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

    55. Neh 7:55the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

    56. Neh 7:56the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

    57. Neh 7:57The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,

    58. Neh 7:58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

    59. Neh 7:59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

    60. Neh 7:60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

    61. Neh 7:61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

    62. Neh 7:62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

    63. Neh 7:63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

    64. Neh 7:64These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

    65. Neh 7:65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

    66. Neh 7:66The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

    67. Neh 7:67in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

    68. Neh 7:68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

    69. Neh 7:69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

    70. Neh 7:70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

    71. Neh 7:71And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

    72. Neh 7:72The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

    73. Neh 7:73So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

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    • 7Ezra 2:2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
    • 2Psalms 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
    • 2Nehemiah 1:2Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
    • 61Ezra 2:59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
    • 2Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
    • 6Ezra 2:1–70Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
    • 6Ezra 5:8Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
    • 65Exodus 28:30And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
    • 65Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
    • 1Nehemiah 6:15So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
    • 1Nehemiah 6:1When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
    • 2Nehemiah 10:23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
    • 6Jeremiah 52:1–34Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
    • 17Ezra 2:12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
    • 64Nehemiah 7:5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:
    • 641 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

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