You are authorized by the king and his seven advisers to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your possession,

They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

The exiles who were returning from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel – twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.

the descendants of Zaccai: 760;

the descendants of Arah: 775;

the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;

the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;

not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;

and 736 horses, 245 mules,

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.