all the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem.

The sons of Bethlehem, 123.

The men of Netophah, 56.

The men of Anathoth, 128.

The men of Michmas, 122.

The sons of Nebo, 52.

The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128.

besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers.

According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests' garments.

and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River.

The King Orders the Work to Cease

The king sent an answer: “To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River, greeting. And now

At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.

Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.

also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;

I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold,

20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.