Ezra Chapter 2

The List of the Exiles Who Returned

1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town,

2in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:

3the descendants of Parosh 2,172

4of Shephatiah 372

5of Arah 775

6of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812

7of Elam 1,254

8of Zattu 945

9of Zakkai 760

10of Bani 642

11of Bebai 623

12of Azgad 1,222

13of Adonikam 666

14of Bigvai 2,056

15of Adin 454

16of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98

17of Bezai 323

18of Jorah 112

19of Hashum 223

20of Gibbar 95

21the men of Bethlehem 123

22of Netophah 56

23of Anathoth 128

24of Azmaveth 42

25of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743

26of Ramah and Geba 621

27of Mikmash 122

28of Bethel and Ai 223

29of Nebo 52

30of Magbish 156

31of the other Elam 1,254

32of Harim 320

33of Lod, Hadid and Ono 725

34of Jericho 345

35of Senaah 3,630

36The priests:the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973

37of Immer 1,052

38of Pashhur 1,247

39of Harim 1,017

40The Levites:the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 74

41The musicians:the descendants of Asaph 128

42The gatekeepers of the temple:the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon,Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 139

43The temple servants:the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

44Keros, Siaha, Padon,

45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,

51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

54Neziah and Hatipha

55The descendants of the servants of Solomon:the descendants ofSotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

58The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392

59The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:

60The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda652

61And from among the priests:The descendants ofHobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

63The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

64The whole company numbered 42,360,

65besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.

66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site.

69According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.