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The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub,
Hatita, and Shobai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Neziah, and Hatipha.
The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
Shephatiah, Hattil, P
okereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants
numbered 392.
Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-
h arsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that
they or their families were descendants of Israel. This group included the
families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people.
Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of
Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) They searched for
their names in the genealogic al records, but they were not found, so they
were disqualified from serving as priests. The governor told them not to
eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the
sacred lots.
So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, in addition to 7,337
servants and 200 singers, both men and women. They took with them
736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the
family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s
Temple on its original site, and each leader gave as much as he could. The
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