After him held fast Meremoth son of Urijah son of Koz the second measure from the entrance of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.

After him held fast Benjamin and Hashub, before their house. After him held fast Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah, near his house.

After him held fast Binnui, son of Henadad the second measure, from the house of Azariah even to the corner, even to the turning.

Palal son of Uzai from before the corner, and from the tower coming forth from the king's house, the highest which was to the enclosure of the prison. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh.

After him held fast Zadok son of Immer, before his house. And after him held fast Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, watching the gate of the sunrising.

After him held fast Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, sixth son of Zalaph, the second measure. After him held fast Meshullam son of Berechiah before his cell.

After him held fast Malchiah son of the goldsmith, even to the house of the Nethinims, and the merchants before the gate of the review, and even to the going up of the turning.

And I shall see, and I shall rise up and say to the nobles and to the prefects and to the rest of the people, Ye shall not be afraid from their face: remember Jehovah great and terrible; and war for yourselves, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.

And there is which saying, Our sons and our daughters, we being many: and we will take grain and we will eat and live.

And now according to the flesh of our brethren, our flesh; as their sons, our sons: and behold, we subdue our sons and our daughters for servants, and there is from our daughters being subdued: and not to the strength of our hand and our fields and our vineyards to others.

And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee.

For many in Judah being married by oath to him for he was son-in-law to Shechaniah son of Arah; and Johanan his son took the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah.

These the sons of the province coming up from the captivity of the: exile which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel carried into exile; and they will turn back to Jerusalem and to Judah, a man to his city;

The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy and two.

The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

The sons of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

The sons of Pahath-Moab to the sons of Joshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

The sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

The sons of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight

The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight

The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven.

The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty and seven.

The sons of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

The sons of Ater to Hezekiah, ninety and eight

The sons of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight

The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

The sons of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.

The sons of Gibeon, ninety and five.

The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

The sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

The priests: the sons of Jedaiah for the house of Joshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

The sons of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

The Levites: the sons of Joshua to Kadmiel, to the sons to Hodevah, seventy and four.

Those singing: the sons of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight

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

The Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

The sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,

The sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmi.

The sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,

The sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,

The sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,

The sons of Bezai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim,

The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

The sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Thamah,

The sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha,

The sons of Solomon's servant's: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,

The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon.

All the Nethinims, and the sons of Solomon's servants, three hundred ninety and two.

The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two

And from the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and he will be called for their name.

And there dwelt the priests and the Levites and the gatekeepers, and those singing, and from the people and the Nethinims, and all Israel in their cities; and the seventh month will draw near, and the sons of Israel in their cities.

And they will find written in the law which Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwelt in booths in the festival in the seventh month.

And all the convocation of those turning back from the captivity will make booths, and they will dwell in booths; for from the days of Joshua son of Nun, the sons of Israel did not thus even to this day. And there will be great gladness exceedingly.

And in the twenty and fourth day to this month, the sons of Israel were gathered together with fasting and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.

And the seed of Israel will be separated from all the sons of the stranger, and they will stand and confess over their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

And there will rise up upon the ascent of the Levites, Joshua and the sons of Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bani, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani; and they will cry with a great voice to Jehovah their God.

And their sons thou didst multiply as the stars of the heavens, and thou wilt bring them to the land which thou saidst to their fathers to come in to possess

and their sons will come in and possess the land, and thou wilt subdue before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanitas, and thou wilt give them into their hand, and all their kings, and the nations of the land, to do them according to their will.

And upon the seelings, Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

And the Levites: and Joshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

Hodijah, the sons of Beninu.

The sons of Azgad, Bebai,

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gate-keepers, those singing, the Nethinims, and all being separated from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all knowing understanding;

And that we will not give our daughters to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters to our sons:

And the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as written in the law; and the first-born of our herds and our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests serving in the house of our God,

And the priest the son of Aaron being with the Levites in the tenth of the Levites: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tenth to the house of our God to the cells to the house of the treasure.

For to the cells shall the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring the oblations of the grain, of the new wine and the new oil, and there the vessels of the holy place, and the priests serving, and the gate-keepers and those singing: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

And these the heads of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: and in the cities of Judah they dwelt, each in his possession in their cities of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the sons of Solomon's servants.

And in Jerusalem dwelt from the sons of Judah, and from the sons of Benjamin, from the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziel, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahaleel, from the sons of Perez;

And Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeth, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni.

All the sons of Perez dwelling in Jerusalem, four hundred sixty and eight, men of strength.

And these the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jesaiah.

And Joel son of Zichri, reviewing over them: and Judah son of Senuah, second over the city.

Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin.

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, before the house of God.

And their brethren doing the work to the house, eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechaliah, son of Pashur, son of Malchiah,

And his brethren chiefs to the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai son of Azareel, son of Ahazai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

And their brethren men of strength, a hundred twenty and eight: and he reviewing over them Zabdiel, son of the great ones:

And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni

And Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, head of the beginning of Judah for prayer: and Bakbukiah the second from his brethren, and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthan.

And he reviewing the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha. From the sons of Asaph, those singing before the work of the house of God

And Pethahiah son of Meshezaheel, from the sons of Zerah son of Judah, at the hand of the king for every word to the people.

And for the villages with their field, from the sons of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba, and its buildings, and in Dibon and its buildings, and in Jekabzeel, and its villages,

And the sons of Benjamin from Gala, Michmash and Aija, and the house of God and its buildings,

And these the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

And the sons of Levi, the chiefs of the fathers, being written upon the book of the words of the days, and even to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Joshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to praise, to confess in the command of David the man of God watching over against watching.

These were in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the prefect, and, of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

And in the consecration of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to do the consecration and gladness, and with praises and with song of cymbals, lyres, and with harps.

And the sons of those singing will gather together, and from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;