1. And now the wall had been rebuilt, the gates had all been put in place, and the temple guards, the members of the sacred choir, and the other Levites had been assigned their work.
2. I put two men in charge of governing the city of Jerusalem: my brother Hanani and Hananiah, commanding officer of the fortress. Hananiah was a reliable and God-fearing man without an equal.
26-38. People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:Bethlehem and Netophah — 188Anathoth — 128Beth Azmaveth — 42Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth — 743Ramah and Geba — 621Michmash — 122Bethel and Ai — 123The other Nebo — 52The other Elam — 1,254Harim — 320Jericho — 345Lod, Hadid, and Ono — 721Senaah — 3,930