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2. List of Exiles Who Returned

   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 Zakkai 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 Kiriath Jearim, See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim. Kephirah and Beeroth 743

    ²⁶ of Ramah and Geba 621

    ²⁷ of Mikmash 122

    ²⁸ of Bethel and Ai 223

    ²⁹ of Nebo 52

    ³⁰ of Magbish 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 priests:

    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 (of the line of Hodaviah) 74

    ⁴¹ The musicians:

    the descendants of Asaph 128

    ⁴² The gatekeepers of the temple:

    the descendants of

    Shallum, Ater, Talmon,

    Akkub, Hatita 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, Nephusim,

    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 descendants 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 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female 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 families 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 darics That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms of gold, 5,000 minas That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons of silver and 100 priestly garments.

    ⁷⁰ The 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.