Ezra Chapter 2

1 The People in the Province Who Went Up

from the Exiles That Nebuchadnezzar Took Away

They went to Jerusalem and their towns in Judah 2 with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah: from the

                  3famly of Parosh                        2,172            4 family of Shephatiah                   372

5 family of Arah                             775            6 family of Pahath-moab (descended

                                                                                                      from Jeshua and Joab)         2,812

7 family of Elam                         1,254            8 family of Zattu                            945

9 family of Zaccai                          760            10 family of Bani                            642

11 family of Benai                          623            12 family of Azgad                      1,222

13 family of Adonikam                  666            14 family of Bigvai                      2,056

15 family of Adin                           454            16 family of Ater                              98

17 family of Bezai                          323            18 family of Jorah                           112

19 family of Hashum                      223            20 family of Gibbar                          95

21 people from Bethlehem             123            22 people from Netophah                 56

                  23people from Anathoth                128            24 people from Azmaveth                42

                  25people from Kiriath-arim,                                                              

            Chephirah, and Beeroth    743            26 people from Ramah and Geba   621

27 people from Michmas                122            28 people from Bethel and Ai         22 29 people from Nebo     52      30 people from Magbish                   156

                  31people from the other Elam    1,254            32 people from Harim                   320       

                  33people from Lod, Hadid, and Ono

                                                                                                   725            34 people from Jericho,                              345

35 people from Senaah                3,630           

36 the priests: descendants of Jedaiah

                  through Jeshua’s family          973            37 family of Immer                     1,052

38 family of Pashur                     1,247            39 family of Harim                     1,017

40 the Levites: descendants of Jeshua, Kadmiel, and Hodaviah                              74

41 the singers: descendants of Asaph                                                                     128

42 the descendants of the gatekeepers:

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

43 the Temple servants: descendants of 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, Nephisim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harshur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, Hatipha.

55 descendants of Solomon’s servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, Ami.

58 All the Temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants                    392

59 The following went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but couldn’t provide evidence that their families and their descendants were from Israel. This group included 60 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda,             652.

61 descendants of the priests: descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (This Barzillai had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took Barzillai’s name.)

         62They searched among their genealogical records, but they couldn’t locate them. They were considered unqualified for the priesthood. 63 The governor said they shouldn’t eat the most holy things till a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.

64 The whole assembly numbered                                            42,360

65 plus their male and female servants                                       7,337

and men and women singers.                                                        200           

66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When some heads of families arrived at the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem, they offered willingly for restoring God’s Temple on its foundation. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury 1100 lbs 61,000 drachmas of gold, 6250 lbs 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly vestments.

70 The priests and Levites, some of the people, singers, gatekeepers, Temple servants, and all Israel lived in their towns.                                                           

Ezra 2:1-7

From the CNT translation by Virgil Warren, PhD