53. Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54. Neziah, and Hatipha.
55. These are the descendants of Solomon’s servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56. Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57. Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth Hazzebaim, and Ami,
58. the Temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants 392
59. Some people came to Jerusalem from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But these people could not prove that their families were from the family of Israel:
60. the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda 652
61. From the family of priests there were descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (If a man married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead, he was counted as a descendant of Barzillai.)
62. These people searched for their family histories, but they could not find them. Their names were not included in the list of priests. They could not prove that their ancestors were priests, so they could not serve as priests.
63. The governor ordered them not to eat any of the holy food until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to ask God what to do.
64-65. All together, there were 42,360 people in the group who came back. This is not counting their 7337 men and women slaves. They also had 200 men and women singers with them.
66-67. They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6720 donkeys.
68. When the group arrived at the place in Jerusalem where the Lord’S Temple had been, the family leaders gave their gifts for building this house of God again. They wanted to build it in this same place.