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‏ Ezra 2

The list of the exiles who returned

1 Now 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, 2 in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of the people of Israel:

the descendants of Parosh

2,172

of Shephatiah

372

of Arah

775

of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)

2,812

of Elam

1,254

of Zattu

945

of Zakkai

760

of Bani

642

of Bebai

623

of Azgad

1,222

of Adonikam

666

of Bigvai

2,056

of Adin

454

of Ater (through Hezekiah)

of Bezai

323

of Jorah

112

of Hashum

223

of Gibbar

the men of Bethlehem

123

of Netophah

of Anathoth

128

of Azmaveth

of Kiriath Jearim, ^{▼▼See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.}

743

of Ramah and Geba

621

of Mikmash

122

of Bethel and Ai

223

of Nebo

of Magbish

156

of the other Elam

1,254

of Harim

320

of Lod, Hadid and Ono

725

of Jericho

345

of Senaah

3,630

36 The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)

973

of Immer

1,052

of Pashhur

1,247

of Harim

1,017

40 The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)

41 The musicians:

the descendants of Asaph

128

42 The gatekeepers of the temple:

the descendants of

Shallum, Ater, Talmon,

Akkub, Hatita and Shobai

139

43 The temple servants:

the descendants of

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Keros, Siaha, Padon,

Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

Neziah and Hatipha

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

Shephatiah, Hattil,

Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon

392

59 The 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:

The descendants of

Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda

652

61 And 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).

62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

64 The whole company numbered 42,360, 65 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers. 66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings towards the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics ^{▼▼That is, about 500 kilograms} of gold, 5,000 minas ^{▼▼That is, about 2.8 metric tons} of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70 The 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.