4:60 Blessed art thou, who hast given me wisdom: for to thee I give
thanks, O Lord of our fathers.
4:61 And so he took the letters, and went out, and came unto Babylon,
and told it all his brethren.
4:62 And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given
them freedom and liberty
4:63 To go up, and to build Jerusalem, and the temple which is called
by his name: and they feasted with instruments of musick and gladness
seven days.
5:1 After this were the principal men of the families chosen according
to their tribes, to go up with their wives and sons and daughters, with
their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle.
5:2 And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had
brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical [instruments]
tabrets and flutes.
5:3 And all their brethren played, and he made them go up together with
them.
5:4 And these are the names of the men which went up, according to
their families among their tribes, after their several heads.
5:5 The priests, the sons of Phinees the son of Aaron: Jesus the son of
Josedec, the son of Saraias, and Joacim the son of Zorobabel, the son
of Salathiel, of the house of David, out of the kindred of Phares, of
the tribe of Judah;
5:6 Who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the
second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.
5:7 And these are they of Jewry that came up from the captivity, where
they dwelt as strangers, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had
carried away unto Babylon.
5:8 And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry,
every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus,
Nehemias, and Zacharias, and Reesaias, Enenius, Mardocheus, Beelsarus,
Aspharasus, Reelius, Roimus, and Baana, their guides.
5:9 The number of them of the nation, and their governors, sons of
Phoros, two thousand an hundred seventy and two; the sons of Saphat,
four hundred seventy and two:
5:10 The sons of Ares, seven hundred fifty and six:
5:11 The sons of Phaath Moab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve:
5:12 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four: the sons
of Zathul, nine hundred forty and five: the sons of Corbe, seven
hundred and five: the sons of Bani, six hundred forty and eight:
5:13 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three: the sons of
Sadas, three thousand two hundred twenty and two:
5:14 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven: the sons of
Bagoi, two thousand sixty and six: the sons of Adin, four hundred fifty
and four:
5:15 The sons of Aterezias, ninety and two: the sons of Ceilan and
Azetas threescore and seven: the sons of Azuran, four hundred thirty
and two:
5:16 The sons of Ananias, an hundred and one: the sons of Arom, thirty
two: and the sons of Bassa, three hundred twenty and three: the sons of
Azephurith, an hundred and two:
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