Thematic Bible: A returned exile


Thematic Bible



The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief

The children of the door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-nine.

The gate-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.


And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan, the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males.


The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.


Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.


By his side was Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, opposite his house. And by him was Hattush, the son of Hashabneiah.


Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, repaired the old doorway. They put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.


And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan, the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males.


Then I sent for Eliezer and Ariel and Shemaiah and Elnathan Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, all responsible men; and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise men.


The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.


Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.


Of the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,


And of the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh.


Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.


And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.


Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,