The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Esdras 05
1 After this, the chiefs of fathers’ houses
were chosen to go up according to their
tribes, with their wives, sons, and daughters,
with their menservants and maidservants,
and their livestock. 2 Darius sent with them one thousand
cavalry to bring them back to Jerusalem
with peace, with musical instruments,
drums, and flutes.
3 All their kindred were making merry,
and he made them go up together with
them.
4 These are the names of the men who
wentup, according to their families among
their tribes, after their several divisions.
5 The priests, the sons of Phinees, the
sons of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedek,
the son of Saraias, and Joakim the son
of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the
house of David, of the lineage of Phares, of
the tribe of Judah,
6 who spoke wise words before Darius
the king of Persia in the second year of his
reign, inthe month Nisan, which is thefirst
month.
7 *These are the of Judeans who came up
from the captivity, where they lived as
foreigners, whom Nabuchodonosor the king
of Babylon had carried away to Babylon.
8 They returned to Jerusalem and to
the other parts of Judea, every man to
his own city, who came with Zorobabel,
with Jesus, Nehemias, † Zaraias, Resaias,
‡ Eneneus, Mardocheus, Beelsarus,§
Aspharsus,† Reelias, Roimus, and Baana,
their leaders.
9 The number of them of the nation and
their leaders: the sons of Phoros, two
thousand one hundred seventy two; the sons
of‡ Saphat, four hundred seventy two;
10 the sons of§ Ares, seven hundred fifty
six;
11 the sons of† Phaath Moab, of the sons
of Jesus and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve;
12 the sons of Elam, one thousand two
hundred fifty four; the sons of‡ Zathui,
nine hundred forty five; the sons of§
Chorbe, seven hundred five; the sons of
Bani, six hundred forty eight;
13 the sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty
three; the sons of† Astad,‡ one thousand
three hundred twenty two;
14 the sons of Adonikam, six hundred
sixty seven; the sons of§ Bagoi, two
thousand sixty six; the sons of† Adinu, four
hundred fifty four;
15 the sons of‡ Ater, of Ezekias, ninety
two; the sons of Kilan and Azetas, sixty
seven; the sons of§ Azaru, four hundred
thirty two;
16 the sons of† Annis, one hundred one;
the sons of Arom, the sons of‡ Bassai, three
hundred twenty three; the sons of Arsiphurith,
one hundred twelve;
17 the sons of Baiterus, three thousand
five; the sons of§ Bethlomon, one hundred
twenty three;
18 those from Netophas, fifty five; those
from Anathoth, one hundred fifty eight;
those from† Bethasmoth, forty two;
19 those from ‡ Kariathiarius, twenty
five: those from Caphira andBeroth, seven
hundred forty three;
20 the Chadiasai and Ammidioi, four
hundred twenty two; those from §Kirama
and †Gabbe, six hundred twenty one;
21 those from ‡Macalon, one hundred
twenty two; those from §Betolion, fifty
two; the sons of †Niphis, one hundred fifty
six;
22 the sons of ‡Calamolalus and §Onus,
seven hundred twenty five; the sons of †
Jerechu, ‡three hundred forty five;
23 and the sons of §Sanaas, three thousand
three hundred thirty.
24 The priests: the sons of †Jeddu, the
son of Jesus, among the sons of Sanasib,
nine hundred seventy two; the sons of ‡
Emmeruth, one thousand fifty two;
25 the sons of §Phassurus, one thousand
two hundred forty seven; and the sons of
†Charme, one thousand seventeen.
26 The Levites: the sons of Jesus, Kadmiel,
Bannas, and Sudias, seventy four.
27 The holy singers: the sons of Asaph,
one hundred twenty eight.
28 The gatekeepers: the sons of‡ Salum,
the sons of§ Atar, the sons of Tolman, the
sons of† Dacubi, the sons of‡ Ateta, the sons
of§ Sabi, in all one hundred thirty nine.
29 The temple servants: the sons of†Esau,
the sons of‡ Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth,
the sons of§ Keras, the sons of† Sua, the
sons of‡ Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the
sons of§ Aggaba.
30 the sons of† Acud, the sons of Uta, the
sons of Ketab, the sons of‡ Accaba, the sons
of§ Subai, the sons of† Anan, the sons of‡
Cathua, the sons of§ Geddur,
31 the sons of† Jairus, the sons of‡ Daisan,
the sons of§ Noeba, the sons of Chaseba,
the sons of† Gazera, the sons of‡ Ozias, the
sons of§ Phinoe, the sons of Asara, the sons
of† Basthai, the sons of‡ Asana, the sons of§
Maani, the sons of† Naphisi, the sons of‡
Acub, the sons of§ Achipha, the sons of†
Asur, the sons of Pharakim, the sons of‡
Basaloth,
32 the sons of§Meedda,the sons of Cutha,
the sons of† Charea, the sons of‡ Barchus,
the sons of§ Serar, the sons of† Thomei, the
sons of‡ Nasi, the sons of Atipha.
33 The sons of the servants of Solomon:
the sons of§ Assaphioth, the sons of† Pharida,
the sons of‡ Jeeli, the sons of§ Lozon,
the sons of† Isdael, the sons of‡ Saphuthi,
34 the sons of§ Agia, the sons of†
Phacareth, the sons of Sabie, the sons of
Sarothie, the sons of‡ Masias, the sons of
Gas, the sons of Addus, the sons of Subas,
the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis,
the sons of Saphat, the sons of Allon.
35 All the temple-servants and the sons of
the servants of Solomon were three hundred seventy two.
36 These came up from§ Thermeleth,
and† Thelersas,‡ Charaathalan leading
them, and Allar;
37 and they couldnot show their families,
nor their stock, how they were of Israel:
the sons of§ Dalan the son of† Ban, the sons
of‡ Nekodan, six hundred fifty two.
38 Of the priests, those who usurped
the office of the priesthood and were not
found: the sons of§ Obdia, the sons of†
Akkos, the sons of Jaddus, who married
Augia one of the daughters of‡ Zorzelleus,
and was called after his name.
39 When the descriptionofthe kindred of
these men was sought in the register and
was not found, they were removed from
executing the office of the priesthood;
40 for Nehemias and Attharias told them
that they should not be partakers of the
holy things until a high priest wearing§
Urim and Thummim should arise.
41 So allthose ofIsrael,fromtwelve years
old and upward, beside menservants and
women servants, were in number forty
two thousand three hundred sixty.
42 Their menservants and handmaids
were seven thousand three hundred thirty
and seven; the minstrels and singers, two
hundred forty five;
43 four hundred thirty and five camels,
seven thousand thirty six horses, two
hundred forty five mules, and five thousand
five hundred twenty five beasts of burden.
44 And some of the chief men of their
families, when they came to the temple of
God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up
the house again in its own place according
to their ability,
45 andto give into theholy treasury ofthe
works one thousand minas† of gold, five
thousand minas of silver, and one hundred
priestly vestments.
46 The priests and the Levites and some
of the people lived in Jerusalem and the
country. The holy singers also and the
gatekeepers and all Israel lived in their
villages.
47 But when the seventh month was at
hand, and whenthe childrenofIsrael were
each in their own place, they all came
together with one purpose into the broad
place before the first porch which
is toward the east.
48 Then Jesus the son of Josedek, his
kindred the priests, Zorobabel the son of
Salathiel, and his kindred stood up and
made the altar of the God of Israel ready
49 to offer burned sacrifices upon it, in
accordance with the express commands in
the book of Moses the man of God.
50 Some people joined them out of the
other nations of the land, and they erected
the altar upon its own place, because all
the nations of the land were hostile to
them and oppressed them; and they offered
sacrifices at the proper times and
burnt offerings to the Lord both morning
and evening.
51 They also held the feast oftabernacles,
as it is commanded in the law, and offered
sacrifices daily, as appropriate.
52 After that, they offered the continual
oblations and the sacrifices of the Sabbaths,
of the new moons, and of all the
consecrated feasts.
53 All those who had made any vow to
God began to offer sacrifices to God from
the new moon of the seventh month,
although the temple of God was not yet built.
54 They gave money, food, and drink to
the masons and carpenters.
55 They also gave carts to the people of
Sidon and Tyre, that they should bring
cedar trees from Libanus, and convey
them in rafts to the harbor of Joppa,
according to the commandment which was
written for them by Cyrus king of the Persians.
56 In the second year after his coming to
the temple of God at Jerusalem, in the second
month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel,
Jesus the son of Josedek, their kindred, the
Levitical priests, and all those who had
come to Jerusalem out of the captivity began work.
57 They laid the foundation of God’s
temple on the new moon of the second month,
in the second year after they had come to
Judea and Jerusalem.
58 *They appointed the Levites who were
at least twenty years old over the Lord’s
works. Then Jesus, with his sons and
kindred, Kadmiel his brother, the sons of
Jesus, Emadabun, and the sons of Joda the
son of Iliadun, and their sons and kindred,
all the Levites, with one accord stood up
and started the business, laboring to
advance the works inthehouse of God. So the
builders built the Lord’s temple.
59 The priests stood arrayed in their
vestments with musical instruments and
trumpets, and the Levites the sons of
Asaph with their cymbals,
60 singing songs of thanksgiving and
praising the Lord, according to the
directions of King David of Israel.
61 They sang aloud, praising the Lord in
songs of thanksgiving, because his goodness
and his glory are forever in all Israel.
62 All the people sounded trumpets and
shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of
thanksgiving to the Lord for the raising up
of the Lord’s house.
63 *Some of the Levitical priests and of
the heads oftheir families, the elderly who
had seen the former house came to the
building of this one with lamentation and
great weeping.
64 But many with trumpets and joy
shouted with a loud voice,
65 so that the people couldn’t hear the
trumpets for the weeping of the people,
for the multitude sounded loudly, so that
it was heard far away.
66 * Therefore when the enemies of the
tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they
came to know what that noise of trumpets
meant.
67 They learned that those who returned
from captivity built the temple for the
Lord, the God of Israel.
68 So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus,
and to the chief men of the families, and
said to them, “We will build together with
you.
69 For we, just like you, obey your Lord,
and sacrifice to him from the days of King
‡ Asbasarethofthe Assyrians, whobrought
us here.”
70 Then Zorobabel, Jesus and the chief
men of the families of Israel said to them,
“It is not for you to build the house for the
Lord our God.
71 We ourselves alone will build for the
Lord ofIsrael, as King Cyrus ofthe Persians
has commanded us.”
72 But the heathen of the land pressed
hard upon the inhabitants of Judea, cut off
their supplies, and hindered their building.
73 By their secret plots, and popular persuasions
and commotions, they hindered the finishing
of the building all the time that King Cyrus
lived. So they were hindered from building
for two years, until the reign of Darius.