The List of Returning Exiles

1 Now these are the people of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been captured, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city, 2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the men of the people of Israel:

3 The descendants of Parosh, 2,172.
4 The descendants of Shephatiah, 372.
5 The descendants of Arah, 775.
6 The descendants of Pahathmoab, of the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812.
7 The descendants of Elam, 1,254.
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, 1,222.
13 The descendants of Adonikam, 666.
14 The descendants of Bigvai, 2,056.
15 The descendants of Adin, 454.
16 The descendants of Ater, 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 The descendants of Bethlehem, 123.
22 The men of Netophah, 56.
23 The men of Anathoth, 128.
24 The descendants of Azmaveth, 42.
25 The descendants of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
26 The descendants of Ramah and Geba, 621.
27 The men of Michmas, 122.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, 223.
29 The descendants of Nebo, 52.
30 The descendants of Magbish, 156.
31 The descendants of the other Elam, 1,254.
32 The descendants of Harim, 320.
33 The descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725.
34 The descendants of Jericho, 345.
35 The descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36 The priests:

The descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.
37 The descendants of Immer, 1,052.
38 The descendants of Pashhur, 1,247.
39 The descendants of Harim, 1017.

40 The Levites:

The descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, 74.

41 The singers:

The descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 The descendants of the gatekeepers:

The descendants of Shallum,
the descendants of Ater,
the descendants of Talmon,
the descendants of Akkub,
the descendants of Hatita,
the descendants of Shobai, in all 139.

43 The temple servants:

The descendants of Ziha,
the descendants of Hasupha,
the descendants of Tabbaoth,
44 the descendants of Keros,
the descendants of Siaha,
the descendants of Padon,
45 the descendants of Lebanah,
the descendants of Hagabah,
the descendants of Akkub,
46 the descendants of Hagab,
the descendants of Shamlai,
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,
the descendants of Paseah,
the descendants of Besai,
50 the descendants of Asnah,
the descendants of Meunim,
the descendants of Nephisim,
51 the descendants of Bakbuk,
the descendants of Hakupha,
the descendants of Harhur,
52 the descendants of Bazluth,
the descendants of Mehida,
the descendants of Harsha,
53 the descendants of Barkos,
the descendants of Sisera,
the descendants of Temah,
54 the descendants of Neziah,
the descendants of Hatipha.

55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants:

The descendants of Sotai,
the descendants of Hassophereth,
the descendants of Peruda,
56 the descendants of Jaalah,
the descendants of Darkon,
the descendants of Giddel,
57 the descendants of Shephatiah,
the descendants of Hattil,
the descendants of Pochereth Hazzebaim,
the descendants of Ami.
58 All the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants, were 392.

59 These were the ones who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not provide evidence of their ancestral fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

60 The descendants of Delaiah,
the descendants of Tobiah,
the descendants of Nekoda, 652.

61 Of the descendants of the priests:

The descendants of Habaiah,
the descendants of Hakkoz,
and the descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

62 These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood. 63 The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

64 The whole assembly together was 42,360.

65 In addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 200 singing men and singing women.

66 Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 67 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.

Gifts for the Work

68 Some of the family leaders, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the rebuilding of the house of the Lord. 69 They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work, 61,000 gold coins, and 5,500 pounds of silver, and 100 priests’ garments.

70 So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities and all Israel in their cities.

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