Ezra:1-2
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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia ,
that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled ,
the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia ,
that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom ,
and put it also in writing ,
saying ,
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Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia ,
The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ;
and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem ,
which is in Judah .
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Who is there among you of all his people ?
his God be with him ,
and let him go up to Jerusalem ,
which is in Judah ,
and build the house of the LORD God of Israel , (
he is the God ,)
which is in Jerusalem .
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And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth ,
let the men of his place help him with silver ,
and with gold ,
and with goods ,
and with beasts ,
beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem .
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Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin ,
and the priests ,
and the Levites ,
with all them whose spirit God had raised ,
to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem .
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And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver ,
with gold ,
with goods ,
and with beasts ,
and with precious things ,
beside all that was willingly offered .
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Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD ,
which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem ,
and had put them in the house of his gods ;
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Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer ,
and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar ,
the prince of Judah .
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And this is the number of them :
thirty chargers of gold ,
a thousand chargers of silver ,
nine and twenty knives ,
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Thirty basons of gold ,
silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten ,
and other vessels a thousand .
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All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred .
All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem .
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Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity ,
of those which had been carried away ,
whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon ,
and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah ,
every one unto his city ;
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Which came with Zerubbabel :
Jeshua ,
Nehemiah ,
Seraiah ,
Reelaiah ,
Mordecai ,
Bilshan ,
Mispar ,
Bigvai ,
Rehum ,
Baanah .
The number of the men of the people of Israel :
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The children of Parosh ,
two thousand an hundred seventy and two .
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The children of Shephatiah ,
three hundred seventy and two .
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The children of Arah ,
seven hundred seventy and five .
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The children of Pahathmoab ,
of the children of Jeshua and Joab ,
two thousand eight hundred and twelve .
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The children of Elam ,
a thousand two hundred fifty and four .
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The children of Zattu ,
nine hundred forty and five .
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The children of Zaccai ,
seven hundred and threescore .
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The children of Bani ,
six hundred forty and two .
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The children of Bebai ,
six hundred twenty and three .
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The children of Azgad ,
a thousand two hundred twenty and two .
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The children of Adonikam ,
six hundred sixty and six .
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The children of Bigvai ,
two thousand fifty and six .
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The children of Adin ,
four hundred fifty and four .
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The children of Ater of Hezekiah ,
ninety and eight .
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The children of Bezai ,
three hundred twenty and three .
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The children of Jorah ,
an hundred and twelve .
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The children of Hashum ,
two hundred twenty and three .
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The children of Gibbar ,
ninety and five .
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The children of Bethlehem ,
an hundred twenty and three .
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The men of Netophah ,
fifty and six .
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The men of Anathoth ,
an hundred twenty and eight .
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The children of Azmaveth ,
forty and two .
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The children of Kirjatharim ,
Chephirah ,
and Beeroth ,
seven hundred and forty and three .
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The children of Ramah and Gaba ,
six hundred twenty and one .
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The men of Michmas ,
an hundred twenty and two .
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The men of Bethel and Ai ,
two hundred twenty and three .
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The children of Nebo ,
fifty and two .
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The children of Magbish ,
an hundred fifty and six .
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The children of the other Elam ,
a thousand two hundred fifty and four .
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The children of Harim ,
three hundred and twenty .
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The children of Lod ,
Hadid ,
and Ono ,
seven hundred twenty and five .
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The children of Jericho ,
three hundred forty and five .
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The children of Senaah ,
three thousand and six hundred and thirty .
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The priests :
the children of Jedaiah ,
of the house of Jeshua ,
nine hundred seventy and three .
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The children of Immer ,
a thousand fifty and two .
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The children of Pashur ,
a thousand two hundred forty and seven .
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The children of Harim ,
a thousand and seventeen .
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The Levites :
the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel ,
of the children of Hodaviah ,
seventy and four .
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The singers :
the children of Asaph ,
an hundred twenty and eight .
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The children of the porters :
the children of Shallum ,
the children of Ater ,
the children of Talmon ,
the children of Akkub ,
the children of Hatita ,
the children of Shobai ,
in all an hundred thirty and nine .
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The Nethinims :
the children of Ziha ,
the children of Hasupha ,
the children of Tabbaoth ,
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The children of Keros ,
the children of Siaha ,
the children of Padon ,
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The children of Lebanah ,
the children of Hagabah ,
the children of Akkub ,
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The children of Hagab ,
the children of Shalmai ,
the children of Hanan ,
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The children of Giddel ,
the children of Gahar ,
the children of Reaiah ,
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The children of Rezin ,
the children of Nekoda ,
the children of Gazzam ,
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The children of Uzza ,
the children of Paseah ,
the children of Besai ,
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The children of Asnah ,
the children of Mehunim ,
the children of Nephusim ,
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The children of Bakbuk ,
the children of Hakupha ,
the children of Harhur ,
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The children of Bazluth ,
the children of Mehida ,
the children of Harsha ,
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The children of Barkos ,
the children of Sisera ,
the children of Thamah ,
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The children of Neziah ,
the children of Hatipha .
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The children of Solomon '
s servants :
the children of Sotai ,
the children of Sophereth ,
the children of Peruda ,
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The children of Jaalah ,
the children of Darkon ,
the children of Giddel ,
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The children of Shephatiah ,
the children of Hattil ,
the children of Pochereth of Zebaim ,
the children of Ami .
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All the Nethinims ,
and the children of Solomon '
s servants ,
were three hundred ninety and two .
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And these were they which went up from Telmelah ,
Telharsa ,
Cherub ,
Addan ,
and Immer :
but they could not shew their father '
s house ,
and their seed ,
whether they were of Israel :
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The children of Delaiah ,
the children of Tobiah ,
the children of Nekoda ,
six hundred fifty and two .
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And of the children of the priests :
the children of Habaiah ,
the children of Koz ,
the children of Barzillai ;
which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite ,
and was called after their name :
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These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy ,
but they were not found :
therefore were they ,
as polluted ,
put from the priesthood .
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And the Tirshatha said unto them ,
that they should not eat of the most holy things ,
till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim .
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The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore ,
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Beside their servants and their maids ,
of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven :
and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women .
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Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six ;
their mules ,
two hundred forty and five ;
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Their camels ,
four hundred thirty and five ;
their asses ,
six thousand seven hundred and twenty .
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And some of the chief of the fathers ,
when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem ,
offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place :
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They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold ,
and five thousand pound of silver ,
and one hundred priests '
garments .
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So the priests ,
and the Levites ,
and some of the people ,
and the singers ,
and the porters ,
and the Nethinims ,
dwelt in their cities ,
and all Israel in their cities .
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And when the seventh month was come ,
and the children of Israel were in the cities ,
the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem .