⁶Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. ⁷Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:

⁸

The family of Parosh

2,172

⁹

The family of Shephatiah

372

¹⁰

The family of Arah

652

¹¹

The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)

2,818

¹²

The family of Elam

1,254

¹³

The family of Zattu

845

¹⁴

The family of Zaccai

760

¹⁵

The family of Bani

648

¹⁶

The family of Bebai

628

¹⁷

The family of Azgad

2,322

¹⁸

The family of Adonikam

667

¹⁹

The family of Bigvai

2,067

²⁰

The family of Adin

655

²¹

The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)

²²

The family of Hashum

328

²³

The family of Bezai

324

²⁴

The family of Jorah

112

²⁵

The family of Gibbar

²⁶

The people of Bethlehem and Netophah

188

²⁷

The people of Anathoth

128

²⁸

The people of Beth-azmaveth

²⁹

The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth

743

³⁰

The people of Ramah and Geba

621

³¹

The people of Micmash

122

³²

The people of Bethel and Ai

123

³³

The people of West Nebo

³⁴

The citizens of West Elam

1,254

³⁵

The citizens of Harim

320

³⁶

The citizens of Jericho

345

³⁷

The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono

721

³⁸

The citizens of Senaah

3,930

³⁹These are the priests who returned from exile:

The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua)

973

⁴⁰

The family of Immer

1,052

⁴¹

The family of Pashhur

1,247

⁴²

The family of Harim

1,017

⁴³These are the Levites who returned from exile:

The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah)

⁴⁴

The singers of the family of Asaph

148

⁴⁵

The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai

138

⁴⁶The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷Keros, Siaha, Padon,

⁴⁸Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,

⁴⁹Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

⁵⁰Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

⁵¹Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

⁵²Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,

⁵³Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

⁵⁴Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

⁵⁵Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

⁵⁶Neziah, and Hatipha.

⁵⁷The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

⁵⁸Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

⁵⁹Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

⁶⁰In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

⁶¹Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. ⁶²This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people.

⁶³Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) ⁶⁴They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. ⁶⁵The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.

⁶⁶So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, ⁶⁷in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. ⁶⁸They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, ⁶⁹435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁷⁰Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests. ⁷¹The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work. ⁷²The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

⁷³So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.

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