The List of the Exiles Who Returned

1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 2in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of the people of Israel:

3the descendants of Parosh       2,172

4of Shephatiah       372

5of Arah       775

6of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)       2,812

7of Elam       1,254

8of Zattu       945

9of Zaccai       760

10of Bani       642

11of Bebai       623

12of Azgad       1,222

13of Adonikam       666

14of Bigvai       2,056

15of Adin       454

16of Ater (through Hezekiah)       98

17of Bezai       323

18of Jorah       112

19of Hashum       223

20of Gibbar       95

21the men of Bethlehem       123

22of Netophah       56

23of Anathoth       128

24of Azmaveth       42

25of Kiriath Jearim,^a Kephirah and Beeroth       743

26of Ramah and Geba       621

27of Micmash       122

28of Bethel and Ai       223

29of Nebo       52

30of Magbish       156

31of the other Elam       1,254

32of Harim       320

33of Lod, Hadid and Ono       725

34of Jericho       345

35of Senaah       3,630

36The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)       973

37of Immer       1,052

38of Pashhur       1,247

39of Harim       1,017

40The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah)       74

41The singers:

the descendants of Asaph       128

42The gatekeepers of the temple:

the descendants of

Shallum, Ater, Talmon,

Akkub, Hatita and Shobai       139

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 the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

57Shephatiah, Hattil,

Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

58The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon       392

59The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:

60The descendants of

Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda       652

61And from among the priests:

The descendants of

Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

64The whole company numbered 42,360, 65besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 200 men and women singers. 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. 69According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas^b of gold, 5,000 minas^c of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.