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Exiles Who Returned with Ezra

Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

From the family of Phinehas: Gershom.
From the family of Ithamar: Daniel.
From the family of David: Hattush, a descendant of Shecaniah.
From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered.
From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.
From the family of Zattu[a]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men.
From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.
From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.
From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.
From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.
10 From the family of Bani[b]: Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 other men.
11 From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
12 From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.
13 From the family of Adonikam, who came later[c]: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men.
14 From the family of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur,[d] and 70 other men.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:5 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew lacks Zattu.
  2. 8:10 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew lacks Bani.
  3. 8:13 Or who were the last of his family.
  4. 8:14 As in Greek and Syriac versions and an alternate reading of the Masoretic Text; the other alternate reads Zabbud.

These are the heads of the families, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me during the rule of King Artaxerxes:

of the family of Phinehas, Gershom; of Ithamar, Daniel; of David, Hattush, Shecaniah’s son;[a] of Parosh, Zechariah and with him were registered 150 men;

of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai, Zerahiah’s son and with him 200 men;

of Zattu,[b] Shecaniah, Jahaziel’s son and with him 300 men;

of Adin, Ebed, Jonathan’s son and with him 50 men;

of Elam, Jeshaiah, Athaliah’s son and with him 70 men;

of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, Michael’s son and with him 80 men;

of Joab, Obadiah, Jehiel’s son and with him 218 men;

10 of Bani,[c] Shelomith, Josiphiah’s son and with him 160 men;

11 of Bebai, Zechariah, Bebai’s son and with him 28 men;

12 of Azgad, Johanan, Hakkatan’s son and with him 110 men;

13 of the last of Adonikam, namely Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah and with them 60 men;

14 of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur and with them were 70 men.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 8:3 LXX and 1 Esdr 8:29; Heb of the descendants of Shecaniah
  2. Ezra 8:5 LXX and 1 Esdr 8:32; Heb lacks of Zattu.
  3. Ezra 8:10 LXX and 1 Esdr 8:36; Heb lacks of Bani.