aNow these are the 1people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.Lit sons2 Kin 24:14-16; 25:11; 2 Chr 36:20; Neh 7:6-73 2 1These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, 2Seraiah, 3Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, 4Mispar, Bigvai, 5Rehum, and Baanah.Lit WhoIn Neh 7:7, AzariahIn Neh 7:7, RaamiahIn Neh 7:7, MisperethIn Neh 7:7, Nehum
The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
5 Neh 7:106 the
sons of
aPahath-moab of the
sons of
Jeshua and Joab,
2,812;
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
8 the sons of Zattu, 945;
9 the sons of Zaccai, 760;
10 In Neh 7:15, Binnui11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
13 the
sons of
aAdonikam,
666;
the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
16 the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98;
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
18 In Neh 7:24, Hariph19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
20 In Neh 7:25, Gibeon21 the
sons of
aBethlehem,
123;
the men of Netophah, 56;
23 the men of Anathoth, 128;
24 the
sons of
1Azmaveth,
42;
the
sons of
1Kiriath-arim,
Chephirah and
Beeroth,
743;
the
sons of
aRamah and
Geba,
621;
the men of Michmas, 122;
28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
31 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725;
34 the
1men of
aJericho,
345;
the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
36 aThe priests:1 Chr 24:7-18
the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
37 the
sons of
aImmer,
1,052;
athe
sons of
Pashhur,
1,247;
1 Chr 9:1239 the
sons of
aHarim,
1,017.
40 The Levites:In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
the
sons of
Jeshua and
Kadmiel, of the
sons of
1Hodaviah,
74.
41 The singers:
42 The sons of the gatekeepers:
the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139.
43 The atemple servants:1 Chr 9:2
the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
44 the
sons of
Keros, the
sons of
1Siaha, the
sons of
Padon,
the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,
47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 the
sons of
Asnah, the
sons of
Meunim, the
sons of
1Nephisim,
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 the
sons of
1Bazluth, the
sons of
Mehida, the
sons of
Harsha,
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
55 The sons of aSolomon’s servants:In Neh 7:57, SopherethIn Neh 7:57, Perida1 Kin 9:21
the
sons of
Sotai, the
sons of
1Hassophereth, the
sons of
2Peruda,
the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 the
sons of
Shephatiah, the
sons of
Hattil, the
sons of
Pochereth-hazzebaim, the
sons of
1Ami.
58 All the atemple servants and the sons of bSolomon’s servants were 392.1 Chr 9:21 Kin 9:21
59 Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, 1Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to declare their fathers’ households and their fathers’ seed, whether they were of Israel:In Neh 7:61, Addon 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652. 61 Of the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of aBarzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name.2 Sam 17:27; 1 Kin 2:7 62 These searched in their genealogical records, but they could not be found; atherefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.Num 16:39, 40 63 The 1governor said to them athat they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with bUrim and Thummim.Heb Tirshatha, a Persian titleLev 2:3, 10Ex 28:30; Num 27:21
64 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
65 besides their male and female slaves of whom there were 7,337;
and they had
200 amale and female
singers.
Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
67 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
68 Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, gave a freewill offering for the house of God to 1restore it on its foundation.Lit establish 69 According to their ability, they gave ato the treasury for the work 61,000 gold 1drachmas and 5,000 silver 2minas and 100 priestly tunics.Ezra 8:25-34A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wageA mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg
70 aSo the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.1 Chr 9:2; Neh 11:3