Nehemiah 7:5 · KJV
“And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,”
— Nehemiah 7:5
Now the city {was} large and great: but the people {were} few therein, and the houses {were} not builded. {large: Heb. broad in spaces}
These {are} the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
Nehemiah 7 — Context
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar {them}: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one {to be} over against his house.
4Now the city {was} large and great: but the people {were} few therein, and the houses {were} not builded. {large: Heb. broad in spaces}
5And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
6These {are} the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, {I say}, of the men of the people of Israel {was this}; {Azariah: also called, Seraiah}
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency {is} of God;
Ezra 2:62
These sought their register {among} those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. {were they...: Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood}
Nehemiah 7:64
These sought their register {among} those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Chronicles 9:1-9
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they {were} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, {who} were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks {be} to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
Nehemiah 5:19
Think upon me, my God, for good, {according} to all that I have done for this people.
James 1:16
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
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