EZRA 2

EZRA 2 (NIV)

1. Now these are the peole 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  Kiriah Jearim, 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 Magvish 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 priest: 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, Haitia 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 descendatns 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 maid-servants; 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 familes 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 of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments.
70. The priests, the Levits, the singers, the gate-keepers and the temple servant settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.