2 Esdras 7

¹And after the wall was built, and I had put on the doors, and numbered the porters, and singing men, and Levites:

²I commanded Hanani my brother, and Hananias Prince of the house of Jerusalem (for he seemed as it were a true man, & one that feared God above the rest)

³and I said to them: Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the heat of the sun. And when they yet stood by, the gates were shut, and barred: and I set watchmen of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one by their courses, and every man against his house.

⁴And the city was exceeding large and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and there were no houses built.

⁵But God gave me in my heart, and I assembled the Princes and magistrates, and common people, that I might number them: and I found a Book of the number of them that came up first, and there was found written in it:

⁶These are the children of the province, which came up from the captivity of them that were transported, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had transported, and returned into Jury, every one into his own city.

⁷They that came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemias, Azarias, Rahamias, Nahamani, Mardochæus, Belsam, Mespharath, Begoai, Nahum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel.

⁸The children of Pharos, two thousand an hundred seventy two.

⁹The children of Saphatia, three hundred seventy two.

¹⁰The children of Area, six hundred fifty two.

¹¹The children of Phahathmoab of the children of Josue and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen.

¹²The children of Ælam, a thousand two hundred fifty four.

¹³The children of Zethua, eight hundred forty five.

¹⁴The children of Zachai, seven hundred sixty.

¹⁵The children of Bannui, six hundred forty eight.

¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty eight.

¹⁷The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty two.

¹⁸The children of Adonicam, six hundred sixty seven.

¹⁹The children of Beguai, two thousand sixty seven.

²⁰The children of Adin, six hundred fifty five.

²¹The children of Ater, children of Hezecias, ninety eight.

²²The children of Hasem, three hundred twenty eight.

²³The children of Besai, three hundred twenty four.

²⁴The children of Hareph, an hundred twelve.

²⁵The children of Gabaon, ninety five.

²⁶The children of Bethlehem, and Netupha, an hundred eighty eight.

²⁷The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty eight.

²⁸The men of Bethazmoth, forty two.

²⁹The men of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty three.

³⁰The men of Rama and Geba, six hundred twenty one.

³¹The men of Machmas, an hundred twenty two.

³²The men of Bethel and Hai, an hundred twenty three.

³³The men of another Nebo, fifty two.

³⁴The men of another Ælam, a thousand two hundred fifty four.

³⁵The children of Harem, three hundred twenty.

³⁶The children of Jericho, three hundred forty five.

³⁷The children of Lod Hadid and Ono, seven hundred twenty one.

³⁸The children of Senaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty.

³⁹The Priests: The children of Idaia in the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy three.

⁴⁰The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty two.

⁴¹The children of Phashur, a thousand two hundred forty seven.

⁴²The children of Arem, a thousand seventeen. The Levites:

⁴³The children of Josue and Cedmihel, the children

⁴⁴of Oduia, seventy four: The singing men:

⁴⁵the children of Asaph, an hundred forty eight.

⁴⁶The porters: The children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: an hundred thirty eight.

⁴⁷The Nathineites: The children of Soha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tebbaath,

⁴⁸the children of Ceros, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon, the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Selmai,

⁴⁹the children of Hanan, the children of Geddel, the children of Gaher,

⁵⁰the children of Raaia, the children of Rasin, the children of Necoda,

⁵¹the children of Gesem, the children of Aza, the children of Phasea,

⁵²the children of Besai, the children of Munim, the children of Nephussim,

⁵³the children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴the children of Besloth, the children of Mahida, the children of Harsa,

⁵⁵the children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,

⁵⁶the children of Nasia, the children of Hatipha,

⁵⁷the children of the servants of Salomon, the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Pharida,

⁵⁸the children of Iahala, the children of Darcon, the children of Ieddel,

⁵⁹the children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, who was born unto Sabaim, the son of Amon.

⁶⁰All Nathineites, and the children of the servants of Salomon, three hundred ninety two.

⁶¹But these be they which came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, Addon, and Emmer: and could not shew the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel.

⁶²The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred forty two.

⁶³And of the Priests, the children of Habia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai a Galaadite, and he was called by their name.

⁶⁴These sought their writing in the register, & found it not: & they were cast out of the Priesthood.

⁶⁵And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the Holies of holies, until there stood up a Priest learned and cunning.

⁶⁶All the multitude as it were one man forty two thousand three hundred sixty,

⁶⁷beside their men-servants and women-servants, which were seven thousand three hundred thirty seven: and among them singing men, and singing women, two hundred forty five.

⁶⁸Their horses, seven hundred thirty six, their mules two hundred forty five,

⁶⁹their camels, four hundred thirty five, asses six thousand seven hundred twenty.

⁷⁰And certain of the Princes of families gave unto the work. Athersatha gave into the treasure of gold a thousand drachmas, phials fifty, tunics for Priests five hundred thirty.

⁷¹And of the Princes of families there gave into the treasure of the work of gold, twenty thousand drachmas, and of silver two thousand two hundred pound.

⁷²And that which the rest of the people gave, of gold twenty thousand drachmas, and of silver two thousand pound, and tunics for Priests sixty seven.

⁷³And the Priests, and Levites, and porters, and singing men, and the rest of the common people, and the Nathineites, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. And the seventh month was come: and the children of Israel were in their cities.