Ezra 2

The Register of Those Who Came Back

1These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 2coming with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; 4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; 5the descendants of Arah, 775; 6the descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the line of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812; 7the descendants of Elam, 1,254; 8the descendants of Zattu, 945; 9the descendants of Zaccai, 760; 10the descendants of Bani, 642; 11the descendants of Bebai, 623; 12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; 13the descendants of Adonikam, 666; 14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; 15the descendants of Adin, 454; 16the descendants of Ater, through Hezekiah, 98; 17the descendants of Bezai, 323; 18the descendants of Jorah, 112; 19the descendants of Hashum, 223; 20the descendants of Gibbar, 95; 21the people of Bethlehem, 123; 22the men of Netophah, 56; 23the men of Anathoth, 128; 24the people of Azmaveth, 42; 25the people of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743; 26the people of Ramah and Geba, 621; 27the men of Michmas, 122; 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; 29the people of Nebo, 52; 30the descendants of Magbish, 156; 31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; 32the descendants of Harim, 320; 33the people of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725; 34the people of Jericho, 345; 35the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

Priests, Levites, Gatekeepers and Temple Servants

36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973; 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052; 38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; 39the descendants of Harim, 1,017. 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the line of Hodaviah, 74. 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128. 42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita and of Shobai, 139 in all. 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54Neziah and Hatipha. 55The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim and Ami. 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants came to 392.

Those Who Could Not Prove Their Descent

59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they could not show that their families and their descent were from Israel: 60the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda, 652. 61And from among the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, of Hakkoz, and of Barzillai, who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. 62These searched for their entry among those registered by genealogy, and it was not found; so they were barred from the priesthood as unclean. 63And the governor told them that they were not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest should arise with Urim and Thummim. 64The whole assembly together numbered 42,360, 65besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 200 singers, men and women. 66Their horses numbered 736, their mules 245, 67their camels 435, their donkeys 6,720.

Gifts for the House of God

68When they arrived at the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families made freewill offerings toward the house of God, to raise it again on its site. 69According to their means they gave to the treasury for the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 garments for the priests. 70So the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their towns, and all Israel in their towns.