Ezra 2

The Names of the Returning Exiles

^2:11 These are the people² of the province who were going up,³ from the captives of the exile whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile in Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem⁴ and Judah, each to his own city. ^2:2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelites⁵ was as follows:⁶

^2:3the descendants⁷ of Parosh: 2,172;

^2:4the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;

^2:5the descendants of Arah: 775;

^2:6the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line⁸ of Jeshua and⁹ Joab): 2,812;

^2:7the descendants of Elam: 1,254;

^2:8the descendants of Zattu: 945;

^2:9the descendants of Zaccai: 760;

^2:10the descendants of Bani: 642;

^2:11the descendants of Bebai: 623;

^2:12the descendants of Azgad: 1,222;

^2:13the descendants of Adonikam: 666;

^2:14the descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;

^2:15the descendants of Adin: 454;

^2:16the descendants of Ater (through¹⁰ Hezekiah): 98;

^2:17the descendants of Bezai: 323;

^2:18the descendants of Jorah: 112;

^2:19the descendants of Hashum: 223;

^2:20the descendants of Gibbar: 95.

^2:21The men¹¹ of Bethlehem:¹² 123;

^2:22the men of Netophah: 56;

^2:23the men of Anathoth: 128;

^2:24the men of the family¹³ of Azmaveth: 42;

^2:25the men of Kiriath Jearim,¹⁴ Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;

^2:26the men of Ramah and Geba: 621;

^2:27the men of Micmash: 122;

^2:28the men of Bethel¹⁵ and Ai: 223;

^2:29the descendants of Nebo: 52;

^2:30the descendants of Magbish: 156;

^2:31the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;

^2:32the descendants of Harim: 320;

^2:33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;

^2:34the men of Jericho:¹⁶ 345;

^2:35the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.

^2:36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family¹⁷ of Jeshua): 973;

^2:37the descendants of Immer: 1,052;

^2:38the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;

^2:39the descendants of Harim: 1,017.

^2:40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74.

^2:41The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.

^2:42The gatekeepers:¹⁸ the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.

^2:43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, ^2:44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, ^2:45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, ^2:46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai,¹⁹ the descendants of Hanan, ^2:47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, ^2:48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, ^2:49the descendants of Uzzah, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, ^2:50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephussim, ^2:51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, ^2:52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, ^2:53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, ^2:54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

^2:55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda, ^2:56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, ^2:57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

^2:58All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon: 392.

^2:59These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify²⁰ their family connection²¹ or their ancestry,²² as to whether they really were from Israel):

^2:60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda: 652.

^2:61And from among²³ the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that²⁴ name). ^2:62They²⁵ searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them.²⁶ They were therefore excluded²⁷ from the priesthood. ^2:63The governor²⁸ instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult²⁹ the Urim and Thummim.

^2:64The entire group numbered 42,360,^302:65not counting³¹ their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers ^2:66and 736 horses, 245 mules, ^2:67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ^2:68When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders³² offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild³³ it on its site. ^2:69As they were able,³⁴ they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas³⁵ of gold, 5,000 minas³⁶ of silver, and 100 priestly robes.³⁷

^2:70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.