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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Ezra 2 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ezra/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ezra/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Ezra 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezra/1.htm" title="Ezra 1">◄</a> Ezra 2 <a href="../ezra/3.htm" title="Ezra 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" 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">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/ezra/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Exiles Who Returned with Zerubbabel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m">This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:</p><table><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The family of Parosh</td><td class="tc2" align="right">2,172</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The family of Shephatiah</td><td class="tc2" align="right">372</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The family of Arah</td><td class="tc2" align="right">775</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)</td><td class="tc2" align="right">2,812</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The family of Elam</td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,254</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The family of Zattu</td><td class="tc2" align="right">945</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The family of Zaccai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">760</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The family of Bani</td><td class="tc2" align="right">642</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The family of Bebai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">623</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The family of Azgad</td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,222</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The family of Adonikam</td><td class="tc2" align="right">666</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The family of Bigvai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">2,056</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The family of Adin</td><td class="tc2" align="right">454</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)</td><td class="tc2" align="right">98</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The family of Bezai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">323</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The family of Jorah</td><td class="tc2" align="right">112</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The family of Hashum</td><td class="tc2" align="right">223</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The family of Gibbar</td><td class="tc2" align="right">95</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The people of Bethlehem</td><td class="tc2" align="right">123</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The people of Netophah</td><td class="tc2" align="right">56</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The people of Anathoth</td><td class="tc2" align="right">128</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The people of Beth-azmaveth<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></td><td class="tc2" align="right">42</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The people of Kiriath-jearim,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> Kephirah, and Beeroth</td><td class="tc2" align="right">743</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The people of Ramah and Geba</td><td class="tc2" align="right">621</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The people of Micmash</td><td class="tc2" align="right">122</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The people of Bethel and Ai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">223</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The citizens of Nebo</td><td class="tc2" align="right">52</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The citizens of Magbish</td><td class="tc2" align="right">156</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The citizens of West Elam<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,254</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The citizens of Harim</td><td class="tc2" align="right">320</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono</td><td class="tc2" align="right">725</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The citizens of Jericho</td><td class="tc2" align="right">345</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The citizens of Senaah</td><td class="tc2" align="right">3,630</td></tr></table><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>These are the priests who returned from exile:</p><table><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left">The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua)</td><td class="tc2" align="right">973</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The family of Immer</td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,052</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>The family of Pashhur</td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,247</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>The family of Harim</td><td class="tc2" align="right">1,017</td></tr></table><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>These are the Levites who returned from exile:</p><table><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left">The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah)</td><td class="tc2" align="right">74</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The singers of the family of Asaph</td><td class="tc2" align="right">128</td></tr><tr class="tr"><td class="tc1" align="left"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai</td><td class="tc2" align="right">139</td></tr></table><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:</p><p class="li1">Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Keros, Siaha, Padon,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>Hagab, Shalmai,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> Hanan,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>Uzza, Paseah, Besai,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>Barkos, Sisera, Temah,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>Neziah, and Hatipha.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:</p><p class="li1">Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> 6,250 pounds<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/2-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:24 </span><span class="ft">As in parallel text at Neh 7:28; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Azmaveth.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:25 </span><span class="ft">As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also Neh 7:29); Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Kiriath-arim.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:31 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">of the other Elam.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:46 </span><span class="ft">As in an alternate reading of the Masoretic Text (see also Neh 7:48); the other alternate reads </span><span class="it">Shamlai.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:69a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">61,000 darics of gold,</span><span class="ft"> about 1,100 pounds or 500 kilograms in weight.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">2:69b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">5,000 minas</span><span class="ft"> [3,000 kilograms].</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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