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They were the ones who left the place where the exiles had been taken captive. (King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken them to Babylon.) These exiles returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went to their own cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>They went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of Israelite men from the people in exile: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>the descendants of Parosh 2,172 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>of Shephatiah 372 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>of Arah 775 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>of Pahath Moab, that is, of Jeshua and Joab 2,812 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>of Elam 1,254 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>of Zattu 945 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>of Zaccai 760 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>of Bani 642 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>of Bebai 623 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>of Azgad 1,222 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>of Adonikam 666 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>of Bigvai 2,056 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>of Adin 454 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>of Ater, that is, Hezekiah 98 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>of Bezai 323 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>of Jorah 112 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>of Hashum 223 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>of Gibbar 95 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The people of Bethlehem 123 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>of Netophah 56 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>of Anathoth 128 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>of Azmaveth 42 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth 743 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>of Ramah and Geba 621 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>of Michmas 122 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>of Bethel and Ai 223 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>of Nebo 52 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>of Magbish 156 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>of the other Elam 1,254 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>of Harim 320 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>of Jericho 345 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>of Senaah 3,630</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>These priests returned from exile: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>of Immer 1,052 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>of Pashhur 1,247 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>of Harim 1,017</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, that is, of Hodaviah 74 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>These singers returned from exile: the descendants of Asaph 128 <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>These gatekeepers returned from exile: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>These temple servants returned from exile: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Keros, Siaha, Padon, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>Uzza, Paseah, Besai, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>Barkos, Sisera, Temah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>Neziah, and Hatipha.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>These descendants of Solomon's servants returned from exile: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 652.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>These descendants of the priests [couldn't prove their families were Israelites]: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that [family] name). <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>These people searched for their [family] names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn't be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn't be priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim [to settle the problem]. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>The whole assembly totaled 42,360. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 200 male and female singers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>They had 736 horses, 245 mules, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>When some of the heads of the families came to the LORD's temple in Jerusalem, they contributed freewill offerings to help rebuild God's temple on its [former] site. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>They contributed as much as they could to the treasury for this work: 1,030 pounds of gold, 5,740 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own cities. 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