The sixth, assigned the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

Ozem sixth, David seventh.

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the fifth Elam, the sixth Jehohanan, and the seventh Elihoenai.

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.

The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali ¹  by its clans.

the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.

“‘On the sixth day you must offer eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,

the sixth Ammiel, the seventh Issachar, and the eighth Peullethai. (Indeed, God blessed Obed-Edom.)

God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! ¹  There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.

On the sixth day ¹  they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather every other day.” ² 

And ¹  on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers ²  per person; ³  and all the leaders ⁴  of the community ⁵  came and told ⁶  Moses.

See, because the Lord has given you the Sabbath, that is why ¹  he is giving you food for two days on the sixth day. Each of you stay where you are; ²  let no one ³  go out of his place on the seventh day.”

After him ¹  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.

On the first day of the sixth month ¹  of King Darius’ ²  second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai ³  to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak: ⁴