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Ezra 2 — NETB

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2Verse 1These are the people of the province who were going up, from the captives of the exile whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile in Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.Verse 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of Israelites was as follows:Verse 3the descendants of Parosh: 2,172;Verse 4the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;Verse 5the descendants of Arah: 775;Verse 6the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812;Verse 7the descendants of Elam: 1,254;Verse 8the descendants of Zattu: 945;Verse 9the descendants of Zaccai: 760;Verse 10the descendants of Bani: 642;Verse 11the descendants of Bebai: 623;Verse 12the descendants of Azgad: 1,222;Verse 13the descendants of Adonikam: 666;Verse 14the descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;Verse 15the descendants of Adin: 454;Verse 16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah): 98;Verse 17the descendants of Bezai: 323;Verse 18the descendants of Jorah: 112;Verse 19the descendants of Hashum: 223;Verse 20the descendants of Gibbar: 95.Verse 21The men of Bethlehem: 123;Verse 22the men of Netophah: 56;Verse 23the men of Anathoth: 128;Verse 24the men of the family of Azmaveth: 42;Verse 25the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;Verse 26the men of Ramah and Geba: 621;Verse 27the men of Micmash: 122;Verse 28the men of Bethel and Ai: 223;Verse 29the descendants of Nebo: 52;Verse 30the descendants of Magbish: 156;Verse 31the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;Verse 32the descendants of Harim: 320;Verse 33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;Verse 34the men of Jericho: 345;Verse 35the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.Verse 36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973;Verse 37the descendants of Immer: 1,052;Verse 38the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;Verse 39the descendants of Harim: 1,017.Verse 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74.Verse 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.Verse 42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.Verse 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,Verse 44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,Verse 45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,Verse 46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,Verse 47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,Verse 48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,Verse 49the descendants of Uzzah, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,Verse 50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephussim,Verse 51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,Verse 52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,Verse 53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,Verse 54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.Verse 55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,Verse 56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,Verse 57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.Verse 58All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon: 392.Verse 59These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry, as to whether they really were from Israel):Verse 60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda: 652.Verse 61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).Verse 62They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.Verse 63The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.Verse 64The entire group numbered 42,360,Verse 65not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singersVerse 66and 736 horses, 245 mules,Verse 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.Verse 68When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild it on its site.Verse 69As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.Verse 70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.
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