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,#2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.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 of |
| Sotai, 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 Nekoda |
652 |
61And from among the priests:
| The descendants of |
| Hobaiah, 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#2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms of gold, 5,000 minas#2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons 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.