Nehemiah 7:63-73 ▼

63 Of the Priests: Descendants of Habaiah, Koz, and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name.

64 These people searched for their ancestral records, but they couldn't be located. Accordingly, they were considered disqualified from the priesthood.

65 The governor ordered them not to eat anything holy until a priest would be installed with Urim and Thummim.

66 The entire assembly numbered 42,360,

67 not including their 7,337 male and female servants. They had 245 men and women singers.

68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.

71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work.

72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver units , and 67 priestly garments.

73 The priests, descendants of Levi, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple Servants, and all the Israelis settled in their cities. Seven months later, the Israelis had settled in their own cities.