This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.

When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the Lord’s temple.

But Amaziah did not heed the warning, for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom.

He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.

All these gold and silver vessels totaled 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought them all along when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

Powerful kings have been over Jerusalem who ruled throughout the entire Trans-Euphrates and who were the beneficiaries of tribute, custom, and toll.

“Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates – all of you stay far away from there!

Then the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels that had been weighed out, to transport them to Jerusalem to the temple of our God.

Hanani, who was one of my relatives, along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem.

Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

After them Benjamin and Hasshub worked opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, worked near his house.

After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked.

After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, worked on another section. After them Meshullam son of Berechiah worked opposite his quarters.

I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands!

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!

I also provided for the wood offering at the appointed times and also for the first fruits. Please remember me for good, O my God.

He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time – a hundred and eighty days, to be exact!