and gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, one and three score thousand drams, and five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred priests' garments.

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

The children of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty and three.

The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

Beside their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

Of the sons of Shecaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred men.

And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the order of the leaders and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and he himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and because of the heavy rain.