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
Parosh2,1722,712
Shephatiah372372
Arah775652
Pahath-Moab, etc2,8122,818
Elam1,2541,254
Zattu945845
Zaccai760760
Bani642648
Bebai623628
Azgad1,2222,322
Adonikam666667
Bigvai2,0562,067
Adin454655
Ater9898
Bezai323324
Jorah (Hariph)112112
Hashum223328
Gibbar (Gibeon)9595
Beth-lehem and Netophah179188
Anathoth128128
Azmaveth4242
Kirjath-arim, etc743743
Ramah and Gabah621621
Michmas122122
Bethel and Ai223123
Nebo5252
Magbish156
Elam1,2541,254
Harim320320
Lod, Hadid, and Ono725721
Jericho345345
Senaah3,6303,930
Jedaiah973973
Immer1,0521,052
Pashur1,2471,247
Harim1,0171,017
Jeshua, etc7474
Asaph128148
Shallum, etc139138
The Nethinim, etc392392
Delaiah, etc652642
Servants7,3377,337
Singers200245

In the above table are twenty discrepancies. Twenty errors in forty-three numerical statements is a bad showing for an infallible record.