Ezra 2

The List of the Prisoners Who Returned

2 <1> These are the people of the province who returned from captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken these people as prisoners to Babylon. They now returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to their own town. <2> These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel[5]: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel who returned:

<3> the descendants of Parosh: 2172

<4> the descendants of Shephatiah: 372

<5> the descendants of Arah: 775

<6> the descendants of Pahath Moab of the family of Jeshua and Joab: 2812

<7> the descendants of Elam: 1254

<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: 1222

<13> the descendants of Adonikam: 666

<14> the descendants of Bigvai: 2056

<15> the descendants of Adin: 454

<16> the descendants of Ater through the family 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> from the town of Bethlehem: 123

<22> from the town of Netophah: 56

<23> from the town of Anathoth: 128

<24> from the town of Azmaveth: 42

<25> from the towns of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743

<26> from the towns of Ramah and Geba: 621

<27> from the town of Micmash: 122

<28> from the towns of Bethel and Ai: 223

<29> from the town of Nebo: 52

<30> from the town of Magbish: 156

<31> from the other town named Elam: 1254

<32> from the town of Harim: 320

<33> from the towns of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725

<34> from the town of Jericho: 345

<35> from the town of Senaah: 3630

<36> These are the priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah through the family of Jeshua: 973

<37> the descendants of Immer: 1052

<38> the descendants of Pashhur: 1247

<39> the descendants of Harim: 1017

<40> These are the people from the tribe of Levi:

The descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the family of Hodaviah: 74

<41> These are the singers:

The descendants of Asaph: 128

<42> These are the descendants of the Temple gatekeepers:

The descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139

<43> These are the descendants of the special Temple servants:

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, Nephussim,

<51> Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

<52> Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

<53> Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

<54> Neziah, and Hatipha.

<55> These are the descendants of Solomon's servants:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

<56> Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

<57> Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth Hazzebaim, and Ami

<58> The Temple servants and descendants of Solomon's servants: 392

<59> Some people came to Jerusalem from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But these people could not prove that their families were from the family of Israel:

<60> The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652

<61> From the family of priests there were descendants of

Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (If a man married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead, he was counted as a descendant of Barzillai.)

<62> These people searched for their family histories, but they could not find them. Their names were not included in the list of priests. They could not prove that their ancestors[6] were priests, so they could not serve as priests. <63> The governor ordered them not to eat any of the holy food until there was a priest who could use the Urim[7] and Thummim[8] to ask God what to do.

<64-65> All together, there were 42,360 people in the group who came back. This is not counting their 7337 men and women slaves. They also had 200 men and women singers with them. <66-67> They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6720 donkeys.

<68> When the group arrived at the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem, the family leaders gave their gifts for building the Lord's Temple. They would build the new Temple in the same place as the Temple that was destroyed. <69> They gave as much as they were able. These are the things they gave for building the Temple: 1100 pounds[9] of gold, about 4 tons[10] of silver, and 100 coats that priests wear.

<70> So the priests, Levites, and some of the other people moved to Jerusalem and the area around it. This group included the Temple singers, gatekeepers, and the Temple servants. The other Israelites settled in their own hometowns.