These are the heads of their families and genealogies of the people who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes.

The children of Phinehas: Gershon; the children of Ithamar: Daniel; and the children of David: Hattu.

Of the descendants of Baruch, the descendants of Shecani: Zechariah, according to his genealogy, was one hundred and fifty males.

Of the descendants of Baha’moab, Elioenai son of Zerahiah, and with him were two hundred males.

Among the descendants of Shecani were the son of Jahaziel, and with him were three hundred males.

Among the descendants of Aden were Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him were fifty males.

The descendants of Elam were Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him were seventy males.

Of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him were eighty males.

Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him were two hundred and eighteen males.

The descendants of Shelomith had the son of Josephus, and with him were one hundred and sixty males.

Of the children of Bibai, Zechariah the son of Bibai, and with him twenty-eight males.

Of the children of Acgar, Johanan the son of Hagathan, and with him were one hundred and ten males.

The descendants of Adonichan, who were at the end, had their names Eliphaliel, Jeri, and Shemaiah, and with them were sixty males.

Among the descendants of Bigvai were Utai and Zabu, and with them were seventy males.

I gathered these people by the river that flowed into Ahava, and we stayed there for three days. I examined the people and the priests, and found no Levites there,

And he called for the leaders Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elinathan, Jared, Elinathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, and also called for the teaching of Joachim and Elinathan.

I sent them to the place of Kazephiah to meet the leader of that place, Iddo, and told them what to say to Iddo and his brother Nethinim, to bring the people who will be used for the house of our God.

The hand of our God, who has shown kindness, has helped us. They brought a wise man among the great grandson of Israel, the grandson of Levi, and the descendants of Mahli. There were also Shilibi, his sons, and his brothers, totaling eighteen.

And Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah the son of Merari, and his sons and brothers, totaling twenty.

Previously, David and the leaders sent Nethinims to serve the Levites, and now they have also brought two hundred and twenty people from this Nethinims, all designated by name.

At that time, I declared a fast by the river Ahava, in order to afflict myself before our God, and to ask him to give us, the women and children, and all that we have a smooth path.

I was ashamed to ask the king to mobilize infantry and cavalry to help us resist our enemies on the road. For I have said to the king, ‘The hand of our God who is kind will help all those who seek him.’. But his power and anger will attack all who have abandoned him.

So we fasted and prayed to our God, and he answered us.

I assigned twelve chief priests, including Shelby, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

Weigh the gold, silver, and vessels offered by the king, counselors, commanders of the army, and all the Israelites present for our temple, and hand them over to them.

I weighed the silver that was handed over to them, totaling 650 taels. A silver vessel weighs a hundred and he can handle it. He won a hundred gold coins in a row.

Twenty golden bowls, weighing one thousand darlings. Two high-quality copper vessels, precious as gold.

I said to them, ‘You are holy to the Lord, and your vessels are also holy.’. Gold and silver are willingly offered to the Lord, the God of your ancestors.

Watch and keep watch until you are weighed in front of the chief priests, the Levites, and the chiefs of all the tribes of Israel in the treasury of the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.

So the priests and Levites received gold, silver, and vessels according to their weight, and brought them to the temple of our God in Jerusalem.

On the twelfth day of the first month, we set sail from the banks of the Ahava River to Jerusalem. Our God’s hand blesses us and saves us from the hands of our enemies and those who ambush us on the way.

We arrived in Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.

On the fourth day, we weighed the gold, silver, and vessels in the temple of our God and handed them over to Milimoth, the son of Uriah the priest. With him were Eleazar the son of Phinehas, Jozabad the son of Jeshua the Levite, and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

At that time, the numbers were all counted and written in the book according to their weight.

The people who returned from the land of captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, offering twelve bulls, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering to the Lord.

They handed over the king’s decree to the governor appointed by the king and the governor of the province west of the river, and they helped the people and provided for the needs of the temple.