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Ezra 2 :: New International Version (NIV)

The List of the Exiles Who Returned

Ezr 2:1Now 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,
Ezr 2:2in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezr 2:3
the descendants of Parosh2,172
Ezr 2:4
of Shephatiah372
Ezr 2:5
of Arah775
Ezr 2:6
of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)2,812
Ezr 2:7
of Elam1,254
Ezr 2:8
of Zattu945
Ezr 2:9
of Zakkai760
Ezr 2:10
of Bani642
Ezr 2:11
of Bebai623
Ezr 2:12
of Azgad1,222
Ezr 2:13
of Adonikam666
Ezr 2:14
of Bigvai2,056
Ezr 2:15
of Adin454
Ezr 2:16
of Ater (through Hezekiah)98
Ezr 2:17
of Bezai323
Ezr 2:18
of Jorah112
Ezr 2:19
of Hashum223
Ezr 2:20
of Gibbar95
Ezr 2:21
the men of Bethlehem123
Ezr 2:22
of Netophah56
Ezr 2:23
of Anathoth128
Ezr 2:24
of Azmaveth42
Ezr 2:25
of Kiriath Jearim,[fn] Kephirah and Beeroth743
Ezr 2:26
of Ramah and Geba621
Ezr 2:27
of Mikmash122
Ezr 2:28
of Bethel and Ai223
Ezr 2:29
of Nebo52
Ezr 2:30
of Magbish156
Ezr 2:31
of the other Elam1,254
Ezr 2:32
of Harim320
Ezr 2:33
of Lod, Hadid and Ono725
Ezr 2:34
of Jericho345
Ezr 2:35
of Senaah3,630
Ezr 2:36The priests:
the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)973
Ezr 2:37
of Immer1,052
Ezr 2:38
of Pashhur1,247
Ezr 2:39
of Harim1,017
Ezr 2:40The Levites:
the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)74
Ezr 2:41The musicians:
the descendants of Asaph128
Ezr 2:42The gatekeepers of the temple:
the descendants of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
Akkub, Hatita and Shobai139
Ezr 2:43The temple servants:
the descendants of
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Ezr 2:44
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
Ezr 2:45
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
Ezr 2:46
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
Ezr 2:47
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
Ezr 2:48
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
Ezr 2:49
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
Ezr 2:50
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
Ezr 2:51
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
Ezr 2:52
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
Ezr 2:53
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Ezr 2:54
Neziah and Hatipha
Ezr 2:55The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
the descendants of
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
Ezr 2:56
Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
Ezr 2:57
Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami
Ezr 2:58
The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon392
Ezr 2:59The 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:
Ezr 2:60
The descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda652
Ezr 2:61And 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).
Ezr 2:62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Ezr 2:63The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
Ezr 2:64The whole company numbered 42,360,
Ezr 2:65besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.
Ezr 2:66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
Ezr 2:67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
Ezr 2:68When 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.
Ezr 2:69According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[fn] of gold, 5,000 minas[fn] of silver and 100 priestly garments.
Ezr 2:70The 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.
NIV Footnotes
See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.
That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons
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