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Ezra 2:1-60
Holman 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 families and ancestry were Israelite:

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

  1. Ezra 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar reigned 605–562 b.c.
  2. Ezra 2:2 Lit the men of the people of Israel
  3. Ezra 2:46 Alt Hb tradition reads Shamlai’s
  4. Ezra 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Meinim’s
  5. Ezra 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephisim’s
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Ezra 2:1-60
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A List of Those who Returned(A)

2 Here is a list[a] of descendants of the province of Judah[b] who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town, 2 along with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,[c] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[d] Bigvai, Rehum,[e] and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of:

The Men of Israel:

3 Descendants of[f] Parosh: 2,172

4 Descendants of Shephatiah: 372

5 Descendants of Arah: 775[g]

6 Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812[h]

7 Descendants of Elam: 1,254

8 Descendants of Zattu: 945[i]

9 Descendants of Zaccai: 760

10 Descendants of Bani:[j] 642[k]

11 Descendants of Bebai: 623[l]

12 Descendants of Azgad: 1,222[m]

13 Descendants of Adonikam: 666[n]

14 Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056[o]

15 Descendants of Adin: 454[p]

16 Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98

17 Descendants of Bezai: 323[q]

18 Descendants of Jorah:[r] 112

19 Descendants of Hashum: 223[s]

20 Descendants of Gibbar:[t] 95

21 Descendants of exiles from[u] Bethlehem: 123

22 People from[v] Netophah: 56[w]

23 People from Anathoth: 128

24 Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth:[x] 42

25 Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim;[y] that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743

26 Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621

27 People from Michmas: 122

28 People from Bethel and Ai: 223[z]

29 Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52

30 Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156

31 Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254

32 Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320

33 Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725[aa]

34 Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345

35 Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630[ab]

36 The Priests:

Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973

37 Descendants of Immer: 1,052

38 Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247

39 Descendants of Harim: 1,017

40 The Descendants of Levi:

Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah:[ac] 74

41 The Singers:

Descendants of Asaph: 128[ad]

42 The Descendants of the Gatekeepers:

Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139[ae]

43 The Temple Servants:[af]

Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth.

44 Descendants of Keros, Siaha,[ag] and Padon.

45 Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub.[ah]

46 Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.

47 Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah.

48 Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam.

49 Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai.

50 Descendants of Asnah,[ai] Meunim, and Nephusim.

51 Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

52 Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha.

53 Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

54 Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

55 The Descendants of Solomon’s Servants:

Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth,[aj] and Peruda.[ak]

56 Descendants of Jaalah,[al] Darkon, and Giddel.

57 Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.[am]

58 All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

Non-Documented Persons(B)

59 Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

60 Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652[an]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Cf. Neh 7:6
  2. Ezra 2:1 The Heb. lacks of Judah
  3. Ezra 2:2 MT of Neh 7:7 lacks Seraiah, Reelaiah
  4. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Mispereth
  5. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Nehum
  6. Ezra 2:3 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter
  7. Ezra 2:5 Cf. Neh 7:10 652
  8. Ezra 2:6 Cf. Neh 7:11 2,818
  9. Ezra 2:8 Cf. Neh 7:13 845
  10. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 Binnui
  11. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 648
  12. Ezra 2:11 Cf. Neh 7:16 628
  13. Ezra 2:12 Cf. Neh 7:17 2,322
  14. Ezra 2:13 Cf. Neh 7:18 667
  15. Ezra 2:14 Cf. Neh 7:19 2,067
  16. Ezra 2:15 Cf. Neh 7:20 655
  17. Ezra 2:17 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  18. Ezra 2:18 Cf. Neh 7:24 Hariph
  19. Ezra 2:19 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  20. Ezra 2:20 Cf. Neh 7:25 Gibeon
  21. Ezra 2:21 The Heb. lacks exiles from; and so through v. 35
  22. Ezra 2:22 Lit. Men of; and so in vv. 23, 27, and 28
  23. Ezra 2:22 Cf. Neh 7:26, where the combined total is 188
  24. Ezra 2:24 Cf. Neh 7:28 Beth-azmaveth
  25. Ezra 2:25 Cf. Neh 7:29 Kiriath-jearim
  26. Ezra 2:28 Cf. Neh 7:32 123
  27. Ezra 2:33 Cf. Neh 7:37 721
  28. Ezra 2:35 Cf. Neh 7:38 3,930
  29. Ezra 2:40 Cf. Neh 7:43 Hodevah
  30. Ezra 2:41 Cf. Neh 7:44 148
  31. Ezra 2:42 Cf. Neh 7:45 138
  32. Ezra 2:43 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20
  33. Ezra 2:44 Cf. Neh 7:47 Sia
  34. Ezra 2:45 Cf. Neh 7:48 Shalmai
  35. Ezra 2:50 Cf. Neh 7:52 Besai
  36. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Sophereth
  37. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Perida
  38. Ezra 2:56 Cf. Neh 7:58 Jaala
  39. Ezra 2:57 Cf. Neh 7:59 Ammon
  40. Ezra 2:60 Cf. Neh 7:62 642
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