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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Christian Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/csb/esv/ezra/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><section epub:type="chapter" id="csb-Ezra.2" /><h3 class="head1">The Exiles Who Returned</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.1" /><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>These<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.1.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.1.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> had deported to Babylon.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.1.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>They came with Zerubbabel,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> Jeshua,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> Nehemiah, Seraiah,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.2.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a> Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.</p><p class="scripture">The number of the Israelite men included<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.2.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><table><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Parosh’s descendants<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></td><td>2,172</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Shephatiah’s descendants</td><td>372</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Arah’s descendants</td><td>775</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Pahath-moab’s descendants:</td></tr><tr><td>Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants</td><td>2,812</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Elam’s descendants</td><td>1,254</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Zattu’s descendants</td><td>945</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Zaccai’s descendants</td><td>760</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Bani’s descendants</td><td>642</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Bebai’s descendants</td><td>623</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Azgad’s descendants</td><td>1,222</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Adonikam’s descendants<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></td><td>666</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Bigvai’s descendants</td><td>2,056</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Adin’s descendants</td><td>454</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah</td><td>98</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Bezai’s descendants</td><td>323</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Jorah’s descendants</td><td>112</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Hashum’s descendants</td><td>223</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Gibbar’s descendants</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Bethlehem’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.21.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> people</td><td>123</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Netophah’s men</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Anathoth’s men</td><td>128</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Azmaveth’s people</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people</td><td>743</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Ramah’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.26.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and Geba’s people</td><td>621</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.27" /> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Michmas’s men</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.28" /> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Bethel’s and Ai’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.28.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> men</td><td>223</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.29" /> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Nebo’s people</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.30" /> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Magbish’s people</td><td>156</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.31" /> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>the other Elam’s people</td><td>1,254</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.32" /> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Harim’s people</td><td>320</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.33" /> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people</td><td>725</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.34" /> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Jericho’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.34.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> people</td><td>345</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.35" /> <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Senaah’s people</td><td>3,630</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.36" /> <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The priests included</p><table><tr><td>Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua</td><td>973</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.37" /> <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Immer’s descendants</td><td>1,052</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.38" /> <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Pashhur’s descendants</td><td>1,247</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.39" /> <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and Harim’s descendants</td><td>1,017</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.40" /> <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>The Levites included</p><table><tr><td>Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants</td></tr><tr><td>from Hodaviah’s descendants</td><td>74</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.41" /> <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The singers included</p><table><tr><td>Asaph’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.41.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> descendants</td><td>128</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.42" /> <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The gatekeepers’<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.42.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> descendants included</p><table><tr><td>Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all</td><td>139</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.43" /> <A name="44"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>The temple servants<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.43.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> included</p><ol class="csb"><li>Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,</li><li>Tabbaoth’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.44" /> <A name="45"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Keros’s descendants,</li><li>Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.45" /> <A name="46"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,</li><li>Akkub’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.46" /> <A name="47"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>Hagab’s descendants,</li><li>Shalmai’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.46.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> descendants, Hanan’s descendants,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.47" /> <A name="48"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,</li><li>Reaiah’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.48" /> <A name="49"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>Rezin’s descendants,</li><li>Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.49" /> <A name="50"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,</li><li>Besai’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.50" /> <A name="51"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>Asnah’s descendants,</li><li>Meunim’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.50.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> descendants, Nephusim’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.50.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> descendants,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.51" /> <A name="52"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,</li><li>Harhur’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.52" /> <A name="53"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>Bazluth’s descendants,</li><li>Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.53" /> <A name="54"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,</li><li>Temah’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.54" /> <A name="55"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>Neziah’s descendants,</li><li>and Hatipha’s descendants.</li></ol><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.55" /> <A name="56"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>The descendants of Solomon’s servants<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.55.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> included</p><table><tr><td>Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Peruda’s descendants, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.56" /> <A name="57"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>Jaalah’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.57" /> <A name="58"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.58" /> <A name="59"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>All the temple servants</td></tr><tr><td>and the descendants of Solomon’s servants</td><td>392.</td></tr></table><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.59" /> <A name="60"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.59.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> and their lineage were Israelite:</p><table><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.60" /> <A name="61"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>Delaiah’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Tobiah’s descendants,</td></tr><tr><td>Nekoda’s descendants</td><td>652</td></tr></table><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.61" /> <A name="62"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>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. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.62" /> <A name="63"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.63" /> <A name="64"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>The governor<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.63.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.63.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><table><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.64" /> <A name="65"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>The whole combined assembly numbered</td><td>42,360</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.65" /> <A name="66"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>not including their 7,337 male and female servants,</td></tr><tr><td>and their 200 male and female singers.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.65.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.66" /> <A name="67"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>They had 736 horses, 245 mules,</td></tr><tr><td><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.67" /> <A name="68"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.</td></tr></table><h3 class="head1">Gifts for the Work</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.68" /> <A name="69"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>After they arrived at the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.68.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.69" /> <A name="70"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.69.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> 6,250 pounds<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Ezra.2.69.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.69.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> for the project. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Ezra.2.70" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/2-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>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.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Ezra.2.70.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><br /><section id="footnotes-Ezra.2" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.1.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.1">2:1</a></span> Nebuchadnezzar reigned 605–562 BC</aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.2.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.2">2:2</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">the men of the people of Israel</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.46.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.46">2:46</a></span> Alt Hb tradition reads <span class="italic">Shamlai’s</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.50.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.50">2:50</a></span> Alt Hb tradition reads <span class="italic">Meinim’s</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.50.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.50">2:50</a></span> Alt Hb tradition reads <span class="italic">Nephisim’s</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.59.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.59">2:59</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">that the house of their fathers</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.69.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.69">2:69</a></span> Or <span class="italic">drachmas</span>, or <span class="italic">darics</span></aside><aside id="fn.Ezra.2.69.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.69">2:69</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">5,000 minas</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Ezra.2" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.1">2:1-70</a></span> Neh 7:6–73</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.1">2:1</a></span> 2Ch 36:17–20</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.2">2:2</a></span> 1Ch 3:19; Ezr 3:2; Hg 1:1; Zch 4:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.2">2:2</a></span> Hg 1:1; Zch 3:1–10</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.2.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.2">2:2</a></span> Neh 12:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.3">2:3</a></span> Ezr 8:3; 10:25; Neh 3:25</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.13">2:13</a></span> Ezr 8:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.21.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.21">2:21</a></span> Mc 5:2; Mt 2:1,6</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.26.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.26">2:26</a></span> Jr 31:15; Mt 2:18</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.28.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.28">2:28</a></span> Gn 12:8; Jos 7:2; 8:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.34.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.34">2:34</a></span> Jos 4:19; 5:13; 6:1–25</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.41.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.41">2:41</a></span> 1Ch 25:1; 2Ch 5:12; 35:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.42.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.42">2:42</a></span> 1Ch 9:17–32; Neh 12:25–26</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.43.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.43">2:43</a></span> Ezr 8:20</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.55.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.55">2:55</a></span> Neh 11:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.63.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.63">2:63</a></span> Ezr 6:7; Neh 5:14; Hg 1:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.63.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.63">2:63</a></span> Ex 28:30; Lv 8:8; Nm 27:21; Neh 7:65</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.65.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.65">2:65</a></span> 2Ch 35:25</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.68.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.68">2:68</a></span> Nm 15:3; Ezr 1:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.69.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.69">2:69</a></span> Ezr 8:33–34</aside><aside id="xrf.Ezra.2.70.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Ezra.2.70">2:70</a></span> 1Ch 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