Ezra Chapter 2 - New International Version
1. 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 his own town, 2. in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, 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 2,172 4. of Shephatiah 372 5. of Arah 775 6. of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 7. of Elam 1,254 8. of Zattu 945 9. of Zaccai 760 10. of Bani 642 11. of Bebai 623 12. of Azgad 1,222 13. of Adonikam 666 14. of Bigvai 2,056 15. of Adin 454 16. of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98 17. of Bezai 323 18. of Jorah 112 19. of Hashum 223 20. of Gibbar 95 21. the men of Bethlehem 123 22. of Netophah 56 23. of Anathoth 128 24. of Azmaveth 42 25. of Kiriath Jearim, [1] Kephirah and Beeroth 743 26. of Ramah and Geba 621 27. of Micmash 122 28. of Bethel and Ai 223 29. of Nebo 52 30. of Magbish 156 31. of the other Elam 1,254 32. of Harim 320 33. of Lod, Hadid and Ono 725 34. of Jericho 345 35. of Senaah 3,630 36. The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 37. of Immer 1,052 38. of Pashhur 1,247 39. of Harim 1,017 40. The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah) 74 41. The singers: the descendants of Asaph 128 42. The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 139 43. 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, Nephussim, 51. Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52. Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53. Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54. Neziah and Hatipha 55. The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56. Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 57. Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami 58. The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392 59. 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 652 61. 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 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 200 men and women 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 drachmas [3] of gold, 5,000 minas [2] of silver and 100 priestly garments. 70. The 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. [read chapter]Footnotes
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