שְׁנַ֫יִם

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.

In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

…the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

…the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

…the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

…the descendants of Bani, 642;

…the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

…the descendants of Jorah, 112;

…the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

…the men of Michmash, 122;

…the descendants of Nebo, 52;

…the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

…the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

…20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.

…the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

…the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

…the descendants of Arah, 652;

…the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

…the descendants of Hariph, 112;

…the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

…the men of Michmash, 122;

…the men of the other Nebo, 52;

…the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

…the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

…and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

…and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,