19.
“The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two” (Ez. ii, 60).
“The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two” (Neh. vii, 62).
20.
“And there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women” (Ez. ii, 65).
“And they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women” (Neh. vii, 67).
The following is a table of the census of all the families, as given by Ezra and Nehemiah respectively:
| FAMILY. | EZRA. |
NEHEMIAH |
| Parosh | 2,172 | 2,712 |
| Shephatiah | 372 | 372 |
| Arah | 775 | 652 |
| Pahath-Moab, etc | 2,812 | 2,818 |
| Elam | 1,254 | 1,254 |
| Zattu | 945 | 845 |
| Zaccai | 760 | 760 |
| Bani | 642 | 648 |
| Bebai | 623 | 628 |
| Azgad | 1,222 | 2,322 |
| Adonikam | 666 | 667 |
| Bigvai | 2,056 | 2,067 |
| Adin | 454 | 655 |
| Ater | 98 | 98 |
| Bezai | 323 | 324 |
| Jorah (Hariph) | 112 | 112 |
| Hashum | 223 | 328 |
| Gibbar (Gibeon) | 95 | 95 |
| Beth-lehem and Netophah | 179 | 188 |
| Anathoth | 128 | 128 |
| Azmaveth | 42 | 42 |
| Kirjath-arim, etc | 743 | 743 |
| Ramah and Gabah | 621 | 621 |
| Michmas | 122 | 122 |
| Bethel and Ai | 223 | 123 |
| Nebo | 52 | 52 |
| Magbish | 156 | |
| Elam | 1,254 | 1,254 |
| Harim | 320 | 320 |
| Lod, Hadid, and Ono | 725 | 721 |
| Jericho | 345 | 345 |
| Senaah | 3,630 | 3,930 |
| Jedaiah | 973 | 973 |
| Immer | 1,052 | 1,052 |
| Pashur | 1,247 | 1,247 |
| Harim | 1,017 | 1,017 |
| Jeshua, etc | 74 | 74 |
| Asaph | 128 | 148 |
| Shallum, etc | 139 | 138 |
| The Nethinim, etc | 392 | 392 |
| Delaiah, etc | 652 | 642 |
| Servants | 7,337 | 7,337 |
| Singers | 200 | 245 |
In the above table are twenty discrepancies. Twenty errors in forty-three numerical statements is a bad showing for an infallible record.