Ezra 2

The List of Returning Exiles

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

1 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, ‡ 2Ki 25:112Ki 24:14-16Neh 7:6-732Ch 36:1-23Est 1:1Est 1:11Est 1:3Est 1:8 +102 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. ¹ ‡ Hag 1:12Hag 1:14Hag 2:4Neh 7:7Ezr 1:11Ezr 3:8-9Ezr 4:3Ezr 4:8 +9

This is the count of the men of Israel:

3 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; ‡ Ezr 8:3Ezr 10:25Neh 7:8

4 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; ‡ Ezr 8:8Neh 7:9

5 the descendants of Arah, 775; ‡ Neh 7:10Neh 6:18

6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; ‡ Neh 7:11Ezr 10:14Ezr 10:30Ezr 8:4Ezr 8:9

7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254; ‡ Ezr 10:26Ezr 2:31Ezr 8:7Neh 7:12

8 the descendants of Zattu, 945; ‡ Neh 7:13Ezr 10:27

9 the descendants of Zaccai, 760; ‡ Neh 7:14

10 the descendants of Bani, ² 642; ‡ Ezr 10:34Neh 7:15

11 the descendants of Bebai, 623; ‡ Ezr 10:28Ezr 8:11Neh 7:16

12 the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; ‡ Neh 7:17Ezr 8:12

13 the descendants of Adonikam, 666; ‡ Ezr 8:13Neh 7:18

14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; ‡ Ezr 8:14Neh 7:19

15 the descendants of Adin, 454; ‡ Neh 7:20Ezr 8:6

16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; ‡ Neh 7:21

17 the descendants of Bezai, 323; ‡ Neh 7:23

18 the descendants of Jorah, ³ 112; ‡ Neh 7:24

19 the descendants of Hashum, 223; ‡ Neh 7:22Ezr 10:33

20 the descendants of Gibbar, ⁴ 95; ‡ Neh 7:25

21 the men ⁵of Bethlehem, 123; ‡ 1Ch 2:50-52

22 the men of Netophah, 56; ‡ 1Ch 2:542Sa 23:28Jer 40:8Neh 7:26

23 the men of Anathoth, 128; ‡ Isa 10:30Jer 1:1Jer 11:21Jos 21:18Neh 7:27

24 the descendants of Azmaveth, ⁶ 42; ‡ Neh 7:28

25 the men of Kiriath-jearim, ⁷ Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; ‡ Jos 9:17Neh 7:29

26 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; ‡ Jos 18:24-25Neh 7:30

27 the men of Michmash, 122; ‡ 1Sa 13:231Sa 13:5Isa 10:28Neh 7:31

28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; ‡ Gen 12:8Jos 7:2Jos 8:17Jos 8:9Neh 7:33

29 the descendants of Nebo, 52; ‡ Deu 32:49Isa 15:2Jer 48:1Jer 48:22Neh 7:33Num 32:3

30 the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31 the descendants of the other Elam, ⁸ 1,254; ‡ Ezr 2:7Neh 7:34

32 the descendants of Harim, 320; ‡ Ezr 10:31Neh 7:35

33 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; ‡ 1Ch 8:12Neh 11:34-35Neh 6:2Neh 7:37

34 the men of Jericho, 345; ‡ 1Ki 16:342Ch 28:15Neh 7:36

35 and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. ‡ Neh 7:38

36 The priests: ‡ 1Ch 24:7-181Ch 9:10Ezr 3:9Neh 7:39

The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052; ‡ 1Ch 24:14Ezr 10:20Neh 7:40

38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; ‡ 1Ch 9:12Ezr 10:22Neh 7:41

39 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. ‡ 1Ch 24:8Ezr 10:21Neh 7:42

40 The Levites: ‡ Ezr 3:9Neh 7:43

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ⁹), 74.

41 The singers: ‡ 1Ch 6:391Ch 15:171Ch 25:1-2Neh 11:17Neh 7:44

the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 The gatekeepers: ‡ 1Ch 26:1-191Ch 9:17Neh 7:45

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 in all.

43 The temple servants: ¹⁰ ‡ 1Ch 9:2Ezr 2:58Neh 10:28Neh 7:46-56

the descendants of Ziha,

the descendants of Hasupha,

the descendants of Tabbaoth,

44 the descendants of Keros, ‡ Neh 7:47

the descendants of Siaha, ¹¹

the descendants of Padon,

45 the descendants of Lebanah, ‡ Neh 7:48

the descendants of Hagabah,

the descendants of Akkub,

46 the descendants of Hagab,

the descendants of Shalmai, ¹²

the descendants of Hanan,

47 the descendants of Giddel,

the descendants of Gahar,

the descendants of Reaiah,

48 the descendants of Rezin,

the descendants of Nekoda,

the descendants of Gazzam,

49 the descendants of Uzza, ‡ Neh 7:51

the descendants of Paseah,

the descendants of Besai,

50 the descendants of Asnah, ‡ Neh 7:52

the descendants of Meunim,

the descendants of Nephusim, ¹³

51 the descendants of Bakbuk,

the descendants of Hakupha,

the descendants of Harhur,

52 the descendants of Bazluth, ¹⁴ ‡ Neh 7:54

the descendants of Mehida,

the descendants of Harsha,

53 the descendants of Barkos, ‡ Neh 7:55

the descendants of Sisera,

the descendants of Temah,

54 the descendants of Neziah,

and the descendants of Hatipha.

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: ‡ 1Ki 9:21Neh 7:57

the descendants of Sotai,

the descendants of Sophereth,

the descendants of Peruda, ¹⁵

56 the descendants of Jaala, ‡ Neh 7:58

the descendants of Darkon,

the descendants of Giddel,

57 the descendants of Shephatiah, ‡ Neh 7:59

the descendants of Hattil,

the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim,

and the descendants of Ami. ¹⁶

58 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. ‡ 1Ch 9:21Ki 9:21Jos 9:21Jos 9:23Jos 9:27Ezr 7:7Neh 3:26Neh 7:60

59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, ¹⁷ and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: ‡ Neh 7:61

60 the descendants of Delaiah, ‡ Neh 7:62

the descendants of Tobiah,

and the descendants of Nekoda,

652 in all.

61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, ‡ 2Sa 17:271Ki 2:72Sa 19:31-39Neh 7:63-64

the descendants of Hakkoz,

and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

62 These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. ‡ Num 3:10Num 16:39-40Ezk 44:10-14Lev 21:21-23Num 18:7 63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. ¹⁸ ‡ Exo 28:30Lev 2:10Lev 2:3Num 27:21Lev 22:10Neh 8:91Sa 28:6Deu 33:8 +12

64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360, ‡ Jer 23:3Ezr 9:8Isa 10:20-22Neh 7:66-69 65 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. ‡ 2Sa 19:352Ch 35:25Ecc 2:8Exo 15:20-21Isa 14:1-2Mat 9:23Neh 7:67Psa 148:12-13 +266 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

68 When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. ‡ 2Co 9:72Co 8:3Exo 35:29Exo 35:5-19Exo 36:31Ch 21:181Ch 22:11Ch 29:5-17 +769 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, ¹⁹ 5,000 minas of silver, ²⁰ and 100 priestly garments. ‡ Ezr 8:25-341Ch 22:141Ch 26:20-281Ki 7:51Neh 7:71-72

70 So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites ²¹settled in their towns. ‡ Neh 7:731Ch 11:21Ch 9:2Ezr 6:16-17Neh 11:3-36