Nehemiah 7:5

Then did my God put it into my heart, and I assembled together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might give in their genealogy; and I found a register of the genealogy of those who were come up at the first, and I found written therein:

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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

4But the city was roomy in space and large: while the people therein were few, and the houses were not yet built.

6These arc the children of the province, that came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his own city;

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Cross References

Ezra 2:62These sought for their family-registers, but they were not found: wherefore they were excluded, as unfit, from the priesthood.

Nehemiah 5:19Remember for me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 7:64These sought for their family register, but it was not found: wherefore they were excluded, as unfit, from the priesthood.

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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