[1] These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went back to his own town.
[2] These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel that came back:
[3] The descendants of Parosh 2,172
[4] the descendants of Shephatiah 372
[5] the descendants of Arah 775
[6] the descendants of Pahath Moab of the family of Jeshua and Joab 2,812
[7] the descendants of Elam 1,254
[8] the descendants of Zattu 945
[9] the descendants of Zaccai 760
[10] the descendants of Bani 642
[11] the descendants of Bebai 623
[12] the descendants of Azgad 1,222
[13] the descendants of Adonikam 666
[14] the descendants of Bigvai 2,056
[15] the descendants of Adin 454
[16] the descendants of Ater through the family of Hezekiah 98
[17] the descendants of Bezai 323
[18] the descendants of Jorah 112
[19] the descendants of Hashum 223
[20] the descendants of Gibbar 95
[21] from the town of Bethlehem 123
[22] from the town of Netophah 56
[23] from the town of Anathoth 128
[24] from the town of Azmaveth 42
[25] from the towns of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743
[26] from the towns of Ramah and Geba 621
[27] from the town of Micmash 122
[28] from the towns of Bethel and Ai 223
[29] from the town of Nebo 52
[30] from the town of Magbish 156
[31] from the other town named Elam 1,254
[32] from the town of Harim 320
[33] from the towns of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725
[34] from the town of Jericho 345
[35] from the town of Senaah 3,630
[36] These are the priests: the descendants of Jedaiah through the family of Jeshua 973
[37] the descendants of Immer 1,052
[38] the descendants of Pashhur 1,247
[39] the descendants of Harim 1,017
[40] These are the people from the family group of Levi: The descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the family of Hodaviah 74
[41] These are the singers: The descendants of Asaph 128
[42] These are the descendants of the temple gatekeepers: The descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139
[43] These are the descendants of the special temple servants: 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] These are the descendants of Solomon’s servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
[56] Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
[57] Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth Hazzebaim, and Ami
[58] The temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants 392
[59] Some people came to Jerusalem from these towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But these people could not prove that their families were from the family of Israel:
[60] The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda 652
[61] From the family of priests there were the descendants of: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (If a man married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead, that man was counted as a descendant of Barzillai.)
[62] These people searched for their family histories, but they could not find them. Their names were not included in the list of priests. They could not prove that their ancestors were priests, so they could not serve as priests.
[63] The governor ordered these people not to eat any of the holy food. They could not eat any of this food until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to ask God what to do.
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[65] All together, there were 42,360 people in the group that came back. This is not counting their 7,337 men and women servants. They also had 200 men and women singers with them.
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[67] They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
[68] That group arrived at the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. Then the family leaders gave their gifts for building the Lord’s temple. They would build the new temple in the same place as the temple that was destroyed.
[69] Those people gave as much as they were able. These are the things those people gave for building the temple: 1,100 pounds of gold, 3 tons of silver, and 100 coats that priests wear.
[70] So the priests, Levites, and some of the other people moved to Jerusalem and the area around it. This group included the ˻temple˼ singers, gatekeepers, and the temple servants. The other people of Israel settled in their own home towns.