International Children’s Bible

Nehemiah 7:60-73 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

60. The Temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon totaled 392 people.

61. Some people came to Jerusalem from these towns: Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer. But they could not prove that their families came from the family of Israel. Here are their names and their number:

62. the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda—642.

63. And these priests could not prove that their families came from Israel: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. (He had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead and was called by her family name.)

64. These people searched for their family records. But they could not find them. So they could not be priests because they were thought to be unclean.

65. So the governor ordered them not to eat any of the food offered to God. First a priest had to settle this matter by using the Urim and Thummim.

66. The total number of those who returned was 42,360.

67. This is not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 men and women singers with them.

68. They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69. 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

70. Some of the family leaders gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury about 19 pounds of gold. He also gave 50 bowls and 530 pieces of clothing for the priests.

71. Some of the family leaders gave about 375 pounds of gold to the treasury for the work. They also gave about 2,660 pounds of silver.

72. This is the total of what the other people gave: about 375 pounds of gold, about 2,250 pounds of silver and 67 pieces of clothing for the priests.

73. So these people all settled in their own towns: the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants and all the other people of Israel.By the seventh month the Israelites were settled in their own towns.