1 After this, the chiefs of fathers’ houses were chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives, sons, and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their livestock.
2 Darius sent with them one thousand cavalry to bring them back to Jerusalem with peace, with musical instruments, drums, and flutes.
3 All their kindred were making merry, and he made them go up together with them.
4 These are the names of the men who went up, according to their families among their tribes, after their several divisions.
5 The priests, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedek, the son of Saraias, and Joakim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the house of David, of the lineage of Phares, of the tribe of Judah,
6 who spoke wise words before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.
7 1These are the of Judeans who came up from the captivity, where they lived as foreigners, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon.
8 They returned to Jerusalem and to the other parts of Judea, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias,
2 Zaraias, Resaias,
3 Eneneus, Mardocheus, Beelsarus,
4 Aspharsus,
5 Reelias, Roimus, and Baana, their leaders.
9 The number of them of the nation and their leaders: the sons of Phoros, two thousand one hundred seventy two; the sons of
6 Saphat, four hundred seventy two;
10 the sons of
7 Ares, seven hundred fifty six;
11 the sons of
8 Phaath Moab, of the sons of Jesus and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve;
12 the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty four; the sons of
9 Zathui, nine hundred forty five; the sons of
10 Chorbe, seven hundred five; the sons of Bani, six hundred forty eight;
13 the sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty three; the sons of
11 Astad,
12 one thousand three hundred twenty two;
14 the sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty seven; the sons of
13 Bagoi, two thousand sixty six; the sons of
14 Adinu, four hundred fifty four;
15 the sons of
15 Ater, of Ezekias, ninety two; the sons of Kilan and Azetas, sixty seven; the sons of
16 Azaru, four hundred thirty two;
16 the sons of
17 Annis, one hundred one; the sons of Arom, the sons of
18 Bassai, three hundred twenty three; the sons of Arsiphurith, one hundred twelve;
17 the sons of Baiterus, three thousand five; the sons of
19 Bethlomon, one hundred twenty three;
18 those from Netophas, fifty five; those from Anathoth, one hundred fifty eight; they of
20 Bethasmoth, forty two;
19 those from
21 Kariathiarius, twenty five: those from Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty three;
20 the Chadiasai and Ammidioi, four hundred twenty two; those from
22Kirama and
23Gabbe, six hundred twenty one;
21 those from
24Macalon, one hundred twenty two; those from
25Betolion, fifty two; the sons of
26Niphis, one hundred fifty six;
22 the sons of
27Calamolalus and
28Onus, seven hundred twenty five; the sons of
29 Jerechu,
30three hundred forty five;
23 and the sons of
31Sanaas, three thousand three hundred thirty.
24 The priests: the sons of
32Jeddu, the son of Jesus, among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy two; the sons of
33 Emmeruth, one thousand fifty two;
25 the sons of
34Phassurus, one thousand two hundred forty seven; and the sons of
35Charme, one thousand seventeen.
26 The Levites: the sons of Jesus, Kadmiel, Bannas, and Sudias, seventy four.
27 The holy singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty eight.
28 The gatekeepers: the sons of
36 Salum, the sons of
37 Atar, the sons of Tolman, the sons of
38 Dacubi, the sons of
39 Ateta, the sons of
40 Sabi, in all one hundred thirty nine.
29 The temple servants: the sons of
41 Esau, the sons of
42 Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons of
43 Keras, the sons of
44 Sua, the sons of
45 Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the sons of
46 Aggaba.
30 the sons of
47 Acud, the sons of Uta, the sons of Ketab, the sons of
48 Accaba, the sons of
49 Subai, the sons of
50 Anan, the sons of
51 Cathua, the sons of
52 Geddur,
31 the sons of
53 Jairus, the sons of
54 Daisan, the sons of
55 Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of
56 Gazera, the sons of
57 Ozias, the sons of
58 Phinoe, the sons of Asara, the sons of
59 Basthai, the sons of
60 Asana, the sons of
61 Maani, the sons of
62 Naphisi, the sons of
63 Acub, the sons of
64 Achipha, the sons of
65 Asur, the sons of Pharakim, the sons of
66 Basaloth,
32 the sons of
67 Meedda, the sons of Cutha, the sons of
68 Charea, the sons of
69 Barchus, the sons of
70 Serar, the sons of
71 Thomei, the sons of
72 Nasi, the sons of Atipha.
33 The sons of the servants of Solomon: the sons of
73 Assaphioth, the sons of
74 Pharida, the sons of
75 Jeeli, the sons of
76 Lozon, the sons of
77 Isdael, the sons of
78 Saphuthi,
34 the sons of
79 Agia, the sons of
80 Phacareth, the sons of Sabie, the sons of Sarothie, the sons of
81 Masias, the sons of Gas, the sons of Addus, the sons of Subas, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Saphat, the sons of Allon.
35 All the temple-servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon were three hundred seventy two.
36 These came up from
82 Thermeleth, and
83 Thelersas,
84 Charaathalan leading them, and Allar;
37 and they could not show their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sons of
85 Dalan the son of
86 Ban, the sons of
87 Nekodan, six hundred fifty two.
38 Of the priests, those who usurped the office of the priesthood and were not found: the sons of
88 Obdia, the sons of
89 Akkos, the sons of Jaddus, who married Augia one of the daughters of
90 Zorzelleus, and was called after his name.
39 When the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood;
40 for Nehemias and Attharias told them that they should not be partakers of the holy things until a high priest wearing
91 Urim and Thummim should arise.
41 So all those of Israel, from twelve years old and upward, beside menservants and women servants, were in number forty two thousand three hundred sixty.
42 Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; the minstrels and singers, two hundred forty five;
43 four hundred thirty and five camels, seven thousand thirty six horses, two hundred forty five mules, and five thousand five hundred twenty five beasts of burden.
44 And some of the chief men of their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again in its own place according to their ability,
45 and to give into the holy treasury of the works one thousand minas
92 of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly vestments.
46 The priests and the Levites and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and the country. The holy singers also and the gatekeepers and all Israel lived in their villages.
47 But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were each in their own place, they all came together with one purpose into the broad place before the first porch which is toward the east.
48 Then Jesus the son of Josedek, his kindred the priests, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his kindred stood up and made the altar of the God of Israel ready
49 to offer burned sacrifices upon it, in accordance with the express commands in the book of Moses the man of God.
50 Some people joined them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon its own place, because all the nations of the land were hostile to them and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices at the proper times and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening.
51 They also held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as appropriate.
52 After that, they offered the continual oblations and the sacrifices of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, and of all the consecrated feasts.
53 All those who had made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from the new moon of the seventh month, although the temple of God was not yet built.
54 They gave money, food, and drink to the masons and carpenters.
55 They also gave carts to the people of Sidon and Tyre, that they should bring cedar trees from Libanus, and convey them in rafts to the harbor of Joppa, according to the commandment which was written for them by Cyrus king of the Persians.
56 In the second year after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, Jesus the son of Josedek, their kindred, the Levitical priests, and all those who had come to Jerusalem out of the captivity began work.
57 They laid the foundation of God’s temple on the new moon of the second month, in the second year after they had come to Judea and Jerusalem.
58 93They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old over the Lord’s works. Then Jesus, with his sons and kindred, Kadmiel his brother, the sons of Jesus, Emadabun, and the sons of Joda the son of Iliadun, and their sons and kindred, all the Levites, with one accord stood up and started the business, laboring to advance the works in the house of God. So the builders built the Lord’s temple.
59 The priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with their cymbals,
60 singing songs of thanksgiving and praising the Lord, according to the directions of King David of Israel.
61 They sang aloud, praising the Lord in songs of thanksgiving, because his goodness and his glory are forever in all Israel.
62 All the people sounded trumpets and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving to the Lord for the raising up of the Lord’s house.
63 94Some of the Levitical priests and of the heads of their families, the elderly who had seen the former house came to the building of this one with lamentation and great weeping.
64 But many with trumpets and joy shouted with a loud voice,
65 so that the people couldn’t hear the trumpets for the weeping of the people, for the multitude sounded loudly, so that it was heard far away.
66 95 Therefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets meant.
67 They learned that those who returned from captivity built the temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.
68 So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief men of the families, and said to them, “We will build together with you.
69 For we, just like you, obey your Lord, and sacrifice to him from the days of King
96 Asbasareth of the Assyrians, who brought us here.”
70 Then Zorobabel, Jesus and the chief men of the families of Israel said to them, “It is not for you to build the house for the Lord our God.
71 We ourselves alone will build for the Lord of Israel, as King Cyrus of the Persians has commanded us.”
72 But the heathen of the land pressed hard upon the inhabitants of Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building.
73 By their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that King Cyrus lived. So they were hindered from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.