1    ^noteOf the captives whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile in Babylon, these were the people of the province who

The return of the exiles to Jerusalem returned to Jerusalem and Judah, 2   each to his own city, led by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, ^note Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah.

3   The roll of the men of the people of Israel: the family of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; 4   the family of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; 5   the family of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; 6   the family of Pahath-moab, namely the families of Jeshua and ^note Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; 7   the family of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 8   the family of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; 9   the family of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; the family of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; 10    11   the family of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; 12   the family of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; 13   the family of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; 14    15   the family of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; the family of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; 16   the family of Ater, namely that of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; 17   the family of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; the family of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; 18    19   the family of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; 20   the family of Gibbar, ninety-five. 21   The men ^note of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; the men of Netophah, fifty-six; 22    23   the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; 24    25   the men of Beth-azmoth, ^note forty-two; the men of Kiriath-jearim, ^note Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; 26   the men ^note of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; 27   the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; 28   the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; 29    30   the men ^note of Nebo, fifty-two; the men of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; 31   the men of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 32   the men of Harim, three hundred and twenty; 33   the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; 34    35   the men of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; the men of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

36   Priests: the family of Jedaiah, of the line of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; 37    38   the family of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; the family of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; 39   the family of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

40   Levites: the families of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the line of Hodaviah, seventy-four. 41   Singers: the family of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. 42   The guild of door-keepers: the family of Shallum, the family of Ater, the family of Talmon, the family of Akkub, the family of Hatita, and the family of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-nine in all.

The return of the exiles to Jerusalem

43   Temple-servitors: ^note the family of Ziha, the family of Hasupha, the family of Tabbaoth, 44   the family of Keros, the family of Siaha, the family of Padon, 45   the family of Lebanah, the family of Hagabah, the family of Akkub, 46   the family of Hagab, the family of Shamlai, ^note the family of Hanan, 47   the family of Giddel, the family of Gahar, the family of Reaiah, the family of Rezin, 48   the family of Nekoda, the family of Gazzam, the family of Uzza, 49    50   the family of Paseah, the family of Besai, the family of Asnah, the family of the Meunim, ^note the family of the Nephusim, ^note the family of Bakbuk, 51    52   the family of Hakupha, the family of Harhur, the family of Bazluth, 53   the family of Mehida, the family of Harsha, the family of Barkos, 54   the family of Sisera, the family of Temah, the family of Neziah, and the family of Hatipha.

55   Descendants of Solomon's servants: the family of Sotai, the family of Hassophereth, 56   the family of Peruda, the family of Jaalah, the family of Darkon, 57   the family of Giddel, the family of Shephatiah, the family of Hattil, the family of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the family of Ami.

58   The temple-servitors and the descendants of Solomon's servants amounted to three hundred and ninety-two in all.

59   The following were those who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer, but could not establish their father's family nor whether by descent they belonged to Israel: 60   the family of Delaiah, the family of Tobiah, and the family of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two. 61   Also of the priests: the family of Hobaiah, the family of Hakkoz, and the family of Barzillai who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and went by his ^note name. 62   These searched for their names among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they could not be found; 63   they were disqualified for the priesthood as unclean, and the governor forbade them to partake of the most sacred food until there should be a priest able to consult the Urim and the Thummim.

64   The whole assembled people numbered forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 65   apart from their slaves, male and female, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singers, men and women. 66   Their horses numbered seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, their camels four hundred and thirty-five, 67   and their asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68   When they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of families volunteered to rebuild the house of God on its original site. 69   According to their resources they gave for the fabric fund a total of sixty-one thousand drachmas of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly robes.

The return of the exiles to Jerusalem

70   The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and its suburbs; ^note the singers, the door-keepers, and temple-servitors, ^note and all other Israelites, lived in their own towns.

Previous section

Next section