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The List of the Exiles Who Returned Now 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 their own town,2
in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:3
the descendants of Parosh 2,1724
Shephatiah 3725
Arah 7756
Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,8127
Elam 1,2548
Zattu 9459
Zakkai 76010
Bani 64211
Bebai 62312
Azgad 1,22213
Adonikam 66614
Bigvai 2,05615
Adin 45416
Ater (through Hezekiah) 9817
Bezai 32318
Jorah 11219
Hashum 22320
Gibbar 9521
the men of Bethlehem 12322
Netophah 5623
Anathoth 12824
Azmaveth 4225
Kiriath Jearim, 2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29 ); Hebrew Kiriath Arim. Kephirah and Beeroth 74326
Ramah and Geba 62127
Mikmash 12228
Bethel and Ai 22329
Nebo 5230
Magbish 15631
the other Elam 1,25432
Harim 32033
Lod, Hadid and Ono 72534
Jericho 34535
Senaah 3,63036
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 97337
Immer 1,05238
Pashhur 1,24739
Harim 1,01740
The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 7441
The musicians: the descendants of Asaph 12842
The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 13943
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,44
Keros, Siaha, Padon,45
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,46
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,47
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,48
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,49
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,50
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,51
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,52
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,53
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,54
Neziah and Hatipha55
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,56
Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,57
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami58
The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 39259
The 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:60
The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 65261
And 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).62
These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.63
The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.64
The whole company numbered 42,360,65
besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.66
They had 736 horses, 245 mules,67
435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.68
When 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.69
According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms of gold, 5,000 minas 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons of silver and 100 priestly garments.70
The priests, the Levites, the musicians, 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.