Ezra 2
2
Chapter 2
The list of the people who returned
1These are the people who returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had brought them as prisoners to Babylon. Each person returned to his own town. 2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. This is the number of Israelite men from each clan:
32,172 descendants of Parosh.
4372 descendants of Shephatiah.
5775 descendants of Arah.
62,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the families of Jeshua and Joab).
71,254 descendants of Elam.
8945 descendants of Zattu.
9760 descendants of Zaccai.
10642 descendants of Bani.
11623 descendants of Bebai.
121,222 descendants of Azgad.
13666 descendants of Adonikam.
142,056 descendants of Bigvai.
15454 descendants of Adin.
1698 descendants of Ater (from Hezekiah's family).
17323 descendants of Bezai.
18112 descendants of Jorah.
19223 descendants of Hashum.
2095 descendants of Gibbar.
21123 men from Bethlehem.
2256 men from Netophah.
23128 men from Anathoth.
2442 men from Azmaveth.
25743 men from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth.
26621 men from Ramah and Geba.
27122 men from Michmash.
28223 men from Bethel and Ai.
2952 men from Nebo.
30156 men from Magbish.
311,254 men from the other town called Elam.
32320 men from Harim.
33725 men from Lod, Hadid and Ono.
34345 men from Jericho.
353,630 men from Senaah.
36These were the priests:
973 descendants of Jedaiah (from Jeshua's family).
371,052 descendants of Immer.
381,247 descendants of Pashhur.
391,017 descendants of Harim.
40These were the Levites:
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (from Hodaviah's family).
41The singers:
128 descendants of Asaph.
42The guards for the temple gates:
139 descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai.
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, Nephussim,
51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54Neziah and Hatipha.
55The descendants of King Solomon's servants:
the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami.
58There were 392 men who were temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants.
59Some people came from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer. But these people could not show that they belonged to Israelite families. They may not have been descendants of Israel. #2:59 Jacob was the ancestor of all the Israelites. God gave him the name ‘Israel’.
60These people included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda.
61These priests also could not show what families they belonged to: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. (This Barzillai had married one of the daughters of a man from Gilead called Barzillai. So he took Barzillai's name for himself.)
62These people tried to find their names in the lists of priests' families. But they could not find anything. So they could not serve as priests. 63The officer in Judah said that they could not eat the priests' special food. They must wait until there was a leader of the priests who could use the Urim and Thummim to decide the right thing to do. #2:63 The Urim and Thummim were special stones. God used them to show the priests what he wanted.
64All together, 42,360 people returned to Jerusalem. 65There were also 7,337 male and female servants, as well as 200 male and female singers.
66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. #2:67 Horses, mules, camels and donkeys are all big animals that can carry people and heavy bags on their backs.
68They arrived at the Lord's temple in Jerusalem. Some of the leaders of their families gave gifts to build the temple again where it had been before. 69They each gave as much money as they were able to give. Together they gave about 500 kilograms of gold and nearly 3,000 kilograms of silver. They also gave 100 special sets of clothes for the priests.
70The priests, the Levites, the singers, temple guards and other workers lived in their towns near Jerusalem. The other Israelites went to live in the towns where their ancestors had lived.
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