Ezra Chapter 2
1 The People in the Province Who Went Up
from the Exiles 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
31 people from the other Elam 1,254 32 people from Harim 320
33 people from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
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.)
62 They searched among their genealogical records, but they couldn’t locate them. They were considered unqualified and 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 Yahveh’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 town
Ezra 2:1-70