1These are the main peeps in charge, and this is the fam tree of those who rolled up with me from Babylon when King Artaxerxes was on the throne.

2From Phinehas' squad; we got Gershom: from Ithamar's crew; Daniel: and from David's line; Hattush.

3From Shechaniah's fam, Zechariah is the dude; and they counted 150 guys, no cap.

4From Pahath–moab; Elihoenai, son of Zerahiah, and he had 200 dudes with him, lit.

5From Shechaniah; Jahaziel's son, and he brought along 300 guys, straight up.

6And from Adin; Ebed, son of Jonathan, and he had 50 guys rollin' with him.

7From Elam; Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, and he had 70 guys in tow, fr.

8From Shephatiah; Zebadiah, son of Michael, and he brought 80 guys, periodt.

9From Joab; Obadiah, son of Jehiel, and he had 218 dudes with him, no lie.

10And from Shelomith; Josiphiah's son, and he rolled with 160 guys, goated.

11Yo, we got Bebai's crew; Zechariah, Bebai's kid, rollin' with twenty-eight dudes.

12Then there's Azgad's fam; Johanan, Hakkatan's son, chillin' with a hundred and ten guys.

13Last squad from Adonikam, names drop like this: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, rollin' with sixty homies.

14Bigvai's peeps too; Uthai and Zabbud, and they got seventy guys in tow.

15I pulled the squad to the river by Ahava; we camped for three days, scoped out the vibes, and no Levi fam showed up, fr.

16So I hit up Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, the big dogs; also called for Joiarib and Elnathan, the smart ones.

17I sent them with the 411 to Iddo, the chief at Casiphia, told them what to say to him and the Nethinims, to bring us some peeps for God's house.

18And thanks to our God's good vibes, they brought us a wise dude, Mahli's son from Levi, Sherebiah, with his crew of eighteen.

19Hashabiah showed up with Jeshaiah from Merari, his bros and their kids, twenty strong.

20Plus, the Nethinims, whom David and the princes set up for Levite service, two hundred and twenty of them: all named, no cap.

21So I called for a fast at the river Ahava, like, we gotta vibe with God and figure out the best way for us and our fam, no cap.

22I felt kinda sus asking the king for soldiers to back us up against the haters, 'cause we told him God’s got our back if we seek Him; but His power's savage against those who ghost Him.

23We fasted and hit up God for help, and He totally came through for us.

24I picked out twelve of the top priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their homies with them, periodt.

25I weighed out the silver, gold, and the stuff we were offering to God, which the king and his crew, plus all of Israel there, had given.

26I even counted out six hundred and fifty talents of silver, plus a hundred talents of silver vessels and a hundred talents of gold; that’s lit.

27Plus, twenty gold basons, a thousand drams each, and two vessels of fine copper that are just as precious as gold, fr.

28I told them, “Y’all are holy for the Lord; the stuff is holy too; and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your ancestors.”

29Keep your eyes peeled and guard them until you weigh them before the head priests, Levites, and the top dads of Israel in Jerusalem, at the Lord's house.

30So the priests and Levites took the weight of the silver, gold, and vessels to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

31We dipped from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, headed to Jerusalem, and God's hand was on us, keeping us safe from the sus vibes along the way.

32We pulled up to Jerusalem and chilled there for three days.

33On the fourth day, they weighed the silver, gold, and stuff in God's house, with Meremoth, Uriah's son, handling it; Eleazar, Phinehas' son, was there too, along with Jozabad, Jeshua's son, and Noadiah, Binnui's son, the Levites.

34Every item was counted and weighed, and they wrote it all down, fr.

35The kids of those who got taken away brought burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve goats for sin offerings—this was all a lit burnt offering for the Lord.

36They handed over the king's orders to the king's crew and governors by the river, making sure the people and God's house were all good.

1These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

2Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

4Of the sons of Pahath–moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

5Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

6Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

7And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

8And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

9Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

11And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

12And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

13And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

14Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

19And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

20Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

25And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

27Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

32And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

33Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

34By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

35Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.

36And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.