Nehemiah 7:5

My God encouraged me to have everyone—the nobles, the officials, and the people—all come to be registered according to their family genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had returned first. This what I discovered written there.

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

4In those times the city was large with plenty of space, but there weren't many people in it, and the houses hadn't been rebuilt.

6This is a list of the people of the province who returned from the captivity. These were the exiles who had been taken away to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to their home towns.

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Cross References

Ezra 2:62They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.

Nehemiah 5:19Please remember me positively, my God, for all that I've done for this people.

Nehemiah 7:64They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.

2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we would consider ourselves able to do this on our own—it's God who gives us this capacity!

Philippians 2:12So, my good friends, continue to work towards the goal of salvation with complete reverence and respect for God, following what you were told—not just when I was with you, but even more so now I'm away from you.

James 1:16My dear friends, don't be deceived.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:2-5

The Completion of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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