51. Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,Harhur’s descendants,
52. Bazluth’s descendants,Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
53. Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,Temah’s descendants,
54. Neziah’s descendants,and Hatipha’s descendants.
59. The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:
61. and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.
62. These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
63. The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
68. After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.
69. Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.
70. The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.