36 The priests: the ^ssons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. 37 The sons of Immer, 1,052. 38 The ^tsons of Pashhur, 1,247. 39 The sons of Harim, 1,017.

40 The Levites: the sons of ^uJeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. 41 The singers: the sons of ^vAsaph, 128. 42 The sons of the ^wgatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, in all 139.

43 ^xThe temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan, 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 54 the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha.

55 ^yThe sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, 56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.

58 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.

59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, ^zthough they could not prove their fathers’ houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. 61 Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of ^aBarzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). 62 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and ^bso they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The ^cgovernor told them that they were not ^dto partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult ^eUrim and Thummim.

64 ^fThe whole assembly together was 42,360, 65 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female ^gsingers. 66 Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, 67 their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720.

68 ^hSome of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to ⁱthe treasury of the work 61,000 darics¹ of gold, 5,000 minas² of silver, and 100 priests’ garments.

70 Now some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave to the work. The ^qgovernor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics¹ of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments and 500 minas² of silver.³ 71 And some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 ^rAnd what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ garments.

70 ^jNow the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel¹ in their towns.

Rebuilding the Altar

1 ^kWhen the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and ^lZerubbabel the son of ^mShealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, ⁿas it is written in the Law of Moses the ^oman of God. 3 They set the altar in its place, ^pfor fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and ^qthey offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 ^rAnd they kept the Feast of Booths, ^sas it is written, ^tand offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, 5 and after that the regular burnt ^uofferings, the offerings at the new moon ^vand at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, ^wand food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians ^xto bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, ^yaccording to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.