Ezra 2:1-70

These were the people of the province who went up from there—from among those captive exiles whom Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar had deported to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The family of Parosh 2,172 of Shephatiah 372 of Arah 775 of Pahath-moab, namely the family of Jeshua and Joab 2,812 of Elam 1,254 of Zattu 945 of Zaccai 760 of Bani 642 of Bebai 623 of Azgad 1,222 of Adonikam 666 of Bigvai 2,056 of Adin 454 of Ater, namely of Hezekiah 98 of Bezai 323 of Jorah 112 of Hashum 223 of Gibbar 95 of Bethlehem 123 The people of Netophah 56 of Anathoth 128 The family of Azmaveth 42 of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth 743 of Ramah and Geba 621 The people of Michmash 122 of Bethel and Ai 223 The family of Nebo 52 of Magbish 156 of the other Elam 1,254 of Harim 320 of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 of Jericho 345 of Senaah 3,630 The family of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua 973 of Immer 1,052 of Pashhur 1,247 of Harim 1,017 The Levites: the family of Jeshua and Kadmiel—the family of Hodaviah 74 The family of Asaph 128 of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 in all The family of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Keros, Siaha, Padon, Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, Besai, Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah, and Hatipha Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were unable to demonstrate that their family or their descent was from Israel: the family of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 and of the family of the priests: the family of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). They looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. The governor ordered them not to eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult Urim and Thummim. The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, not including their 7,337 male and female servants; they also had 200 male and female singers, 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. When they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families brought spontaneous gifts for the rebuilding of God’s house on its site. According to their means, they gave to the building fund 61,000 drachmen of gold, 5,000 manehs of silver, and 100 priestly robes. The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own towns, and all Israel in their towns.