2Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own cities. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. ²Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:

Parosh—2,172;

Shephatiah—372;

Arah—775;

Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)—2,812;

Elam—1,254;

Zattu—945;

Zaccai—760;

Bani—642;

Bebai—623;

Azgad—1,222;

Adonikam—666;

Bigvai—2,056;

Adin—454;

Ater (also called Hezekiah)—98;

Bezai—323;

Jorah—112;

Hashum—223;

Gibbar—95.

^21–35People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:

Bethlehem—123;

Netophah—56;

Anathoth—128;

Azmaveth—42;

Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth—743;

Ramah and Geba—621;

Michmash—122;

Bethel and Ai—223;

Nebo—52;

Magbish—156;

The other Elam—1,254;

Harim—320;

Lod, Hadid, and Ono—725;

Jericho—345;

Senaah—3,630.

^36–39This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:

Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua)—973;

Immer—1,052;

Pashhur—1,247;

Harim—1,017.

^40–42Clans of Levites who returned from exile:

Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah)—74;

Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph)—128;

Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai)—139.

^43–54Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Keros, Siaha, Padon,

Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,

Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

Neziah, and Hatipha.

^55–57Clans of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.

⁵⁸The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile was 392.

^59–60There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.

^61–62The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and had taken the name of his father-in-law’s clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.

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