List of the Returned Exiles

1Now these were the people of the province who came from those captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns. 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

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

36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three. 37Of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two. 38Of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven. 39Of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four. 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. 42The descendants of the gatekeepers: of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita, and of Shobai, in all one hundred and thirty-nine.

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

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

58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

59The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their families or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 60the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two. 61Also, of the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). 62These looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean; 63the governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim.

64The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 65besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers. 66They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five mules, 67four hundred and thirty-five camels, and six thousand seven hundred and twenty donkeys.

68As soon as they came to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of families made freewill-offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. 69According to their resources they gave to the building fund sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly robes.

70The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and its vicinity;2.70 1 Esdras 5.46: Heb lacks lived in Jerusalem and its vicinity and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all Israel in their towns.