Darkon was the ancestor of a family among the descendants of Solomon's servants who returned from exile in Babylon to Jerusalem. He is mentioned in the records of those who returned with Zerubbabel, and his family were among the temple servants who rebuilt the Jewish community after the exile.
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Listed Among the Descendants of Solomon's Servants in Ezra
Darkon's descendants are listed among the children of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem after the exile.
1These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had come up first, and I found written in it:
6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
As descendants of Solomon's servants, Darkon's family had a special role connected to service in the temple, a tradition dating back to King Solomon's time.