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Ezra 2
Christian Standard Bible

The Exiles Who Returned

2 These(A) now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon[a] had deported to Babylon.(B) They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. 2 They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(E) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included[b]

3 Parosh’s descendants(F)2,172
4 Shephatiah’s descendants372
5 Arah’s descendants775
6 Pahath-moab’s descendants:
Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants2,812
7 Elam’s descendants1,254
8 Zattu’s descendants945
9 Zaccai’s descendants760
10 Bani’s descendants642
11 Bebai’s descendants623
12 Azgad’s descendants1,222
13 Adonikam’s descendants(G)666
14 Bigvai’s descendants2,056
15 Adin’s descendants454
16 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98
17 Bezai’s descendants323
18 Jorah’s descendants112
19 Hashum’s descendants223
20 Gibbar’s descendants95
21 Bethlehem’s(H) people123
22 Netophah’s men56
23 Anathoth’s men128
24 Azmaveth’s people42
25 Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people743
26 Ramah’s(I) and Geba’s people621
27 Michmas’s men122
28 Bethel’s and Ai’s(J) men223
29 Nebo’s people52
30 Magbish’s people156
31 the other Elam’s people1,254
32 Harim’s people320
33 Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people725
34 Jericho’s(K) people345
35 Senaah’s people3,630

36 The priests included

Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua973
37 Immer’s descendants1,052
38 Pashhur’s descendants1,247
39 and Harim’s descendants1,017

40 The Levites included

Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants
from Hodaviah’s descendants74

41 The singers included

Asaph’s(L) descendants128

42 The gatekeepers’(M) descendants included

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,
Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,
Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all139

43 The temple servants(N) included

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,

Tabbaoth’s descendants, 44 Keros’s descendants,

Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

45 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,

Akkub’s descendants, 46 Hagab’s descendants,

Shalmai’s[c] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,

47 Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,

Reaiah’s descendants, 48 Rezin’s descendants,

Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,

49 Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,

Besai’s descendants, 50 Asnah’s descendants,

Meunim’s[d] descendants, Nephusim’s[e] descendants,

51 Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,

Harhur’s descendants, 52 Bazluth’s descendants,

Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

53 Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,

Temah’s descendants, 54 Neziah’s descendants,

and Hatipha’s descendants.

55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(O) included

Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants,
Peruda’s descendants, 56 Jaalah’s descendants,
Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
57 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,
Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.
58 All the temple servants
and the descendants of Solomon’s servants392.

59 The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families[f] and their lineage were Israelite:

60 Delaiah’s descendants,
Tobiah’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants652

61 and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. 62 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 63 The governor(P) ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.(Q)

64 The whole combined assembly numbered42,360
65 not including their 7,337 male and female servants,
and their 200 male and female singers.(R)
66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Gifts for the Work

68 After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings(S) for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. 69 Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,[g] 6,250 pounds[h] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury(T) for the project. 70 The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.(U)

Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar reigned 605–562 BC
  2. 2:2 Lit the men of the people of Israel
  3. 2:46 Alt Hb tradition reads Shamlai’s
  4. 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Meinim’s
  5. 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephisim’s
  6. 2:59 Lit that the house of their fathers
  7. 2:69 Or drachmas, or darics
  8. 2:69 Lit 5,000 minas
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Ezra 2
Good News Translation

The List of Those Who Returned from Exile(A)

2 Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own hometowns. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. 2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:

  • 3-20 Parosh - 2,172
  • Shephatiah - 372
  • Arah - 775
  • Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,812
  • Elam - 1,254
  • Zattu - 945
  • Zaccai - 760
  • Bani - 642
  • Bebai - 623
  • Azgad - 1,222
  • Adonikam - 666
  • Bigvai - 2,056
  • Adin - 454
  • Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98
  • Bezai - 323
  • Jorah - 112
  • Hashum - 223
  • Gibbar - 95

21-35 People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:

  • Bethlehem - 123
  • Netophah - 56
  • Anathoth - 128
  • Azmaveth - 42
  • Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743
  • Ramah and Geba - 621
  • Michmash - 122
  • Bethel and Ai - 223
  • Nebo - 52
  • Magbish - 156
  • The other Elam - 1,254
  • Harim - 320
  • Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 725
  • Jericho - 345
  • Senaah - 3,630

36-39 This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:

  • Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973
  • Immer - 1,052
  • Pashhur - 1,247
  • Harim - 1,017

40-42 Clans of Levites who returned from exile:

  • Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74
  • Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 128
  • Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 139

43-54 Clans of Temple workers who returned from exile:

  • Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
  • Keros, Siaha, Padon,
  • Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
  • Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,
  • Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
  • Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
  • Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
  • Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,
  • Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
  • Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
  • Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
  • Neziah, and Hatipha

55-57 Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:

  • Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
  • Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
  • Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami

58 The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.

59-60 There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.

61-62 The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and had taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests. 63 (B)The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.[a]

  • 64-67 Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360
  • Their male and female servants - 7,337
  • Male and female musicians - 200
  • Horses - 736
  • Mules - 245
  • Camels - 435
  • Donkeys - 6,720

68 When the exiles arrived at the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of the clans gave freewill offerings to help rebuild the Temple on its old site. 69 They gave as much as they could for this work, and the total came to 1,030 pounds of gold, 5,740 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for priests.

70 (C)The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in or near Jerusalem;[b] the musicians, the Temple guards, and the Temple workers settled in nearby towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in the towns where their ancestors had lived.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:63 Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.
  2. Ezra 2:70 One ancient translation in or near Jerusalem; Hebrew does not have these words.
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