As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel,
Ezra 2:58 - Tree of Life Version All the Temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants—392. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the Nethinim [the temple servants] and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. American Standard Version (1901) All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two. Common English Bible All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392 Catholic Public Domain Version all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two. |
As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel,
even their children who remained in the land after them whom the children of Israel were not able to destroy utterly, on them Solomon imposed forced labor until this day.
The first to settle on their property in their towns were Israelites, kohanim, Levites and the Temple servants.
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.
The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their family connection or their ancestry whether they were from Israel:
Some of Bnei-Yisrael and some of the kohanim, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the sanctuary servants also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
and the Temple servants living on the Ophel made repairs up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.
I purchased male and female servants and had other servants who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than all my predecessors in Jerusalem.
“Yes, let them live,” the leaders said further, “but let them chop wood and draw water for the entire community.” So the leaders decreed concerning them.
Now therefore, you are cursed, and you will never cease to be servants, wood-choppers and water-carriers for the House of my God.”
On that day Joshua made them wood-choppers and water-carriers for the community, and for the altar of Adonai in the place which He would choose. So it is to this day.