Ezra 2

¹ These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.

² They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

³ the descendants of Parosh: 2,172;

⁴ the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;

⁵ the descendants of Arah: 775;

⁶ the descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the line of Jeshua and Joab: 2,812;

⁷ the descendants of Elam: 1,254;

⁸ the descendants of Zattu: 945;

⁹ the descendants of Zaccai: 760;

¹⁰ the descendants of Bani: 642;

¹¹ the descendants of Bebai: 623;

¹² the descendants of Azgad: 1,222;

¹³ the descendants of Adonikam: 666;

¹⁴ the descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;

¹⁵ the descendants of Adin: 454;

¹⁶ the descendants of Ater, of the line of Hezekiah: 98;

¹⁷ the descendants of Bezai: 323;

¹⁸ the descendants of Jorah: 112;

¹⁹ the descendants of Hashum: 223;

²⁰ the descendants of Gibbar: 95;

²¹ the men of Bethlehem: 123;

²² the men of Netophah: 56;

²³ the men of Anathoth: 128;

²⁴ the descendants of Azmaveth: 42;

²⁵ the descendants of Kiriath-Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743;

²⁶ the descendants of Ramah and Geba: 621;

²⁷ the men of Michmas: 122;

²⁸ the men of Bethel and Ai: 223;

²⁹ the descendants of Nebo: 52;

³⁰ the descendants of Magbish: 156;

³¹ the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;

³² the descendants of Harim: 320;

³³ the descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;

³⁴ the descendants of Jericho: 345;

³⁵ the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.

³⁶ The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: 973;

³⁷ the descendants of Immer: 1,052;

³⁸ the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;

³⁹ the descendants of Harim: 1,017.

⁴⁰ The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the line of Hodaviah: 74.

⁴¹ The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.

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

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

⁴⁴ Keros, Siaha, Padon,

⁴⁵ Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

⁴⁶ Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

⁴⁷ Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

⁴⁸ Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

⁴⁹ Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

⁵⁰ Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,

⁵¹ Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

⁵² Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

⁵³ Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

⁵⁴ Neziah, and Hatipha.

⁵⁵ The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

⁵⁶ Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

⁵⁷ Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.

⁵⁸ The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392.

⁵⁹ The following came up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

⁶⁰ the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652.

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

⁶² These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

⁶³ The governor told them that they must not eat the most holy food until a priest stood with the Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁴ The whole assembly together numbered 42,360,

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

⁶⁶ Their horses numbered 736, their mules 245,

⁶⁷ their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.

⁶⁸ When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of families gave freewill offerings for the house of God, to rebuild it on its site.

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

⁷⁰ The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their towns, and all the rest of Israel settled in their towns.