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The List of Returning Exiles
And these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city,
And these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city,
Exiles Who Returned with Zerubbabel
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.
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.
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)2,812
The children of Ater of [the family of] Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono725
The Priests
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
These are the priests who returned from exile:
| The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) | 973 |
The Levites, Singers, Gatekeepers
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
These are the Levites who returned from exile:
| The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) | 74 |
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight.
The singers of the family of Asaph128
The children of the doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred and thirty-nine.
The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai139
The Temple Servants
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Descendants of Solomon's Servants
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addan, Immer; but they could not shew their fathers' house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
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.
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda — a total of 652 people.
Priests Removed
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
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.)
These sought their genealogical register, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.
And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
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.
The Full Number and Possessions
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women.
Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules two hundred and forty-five;
They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,
their camels four hundred and thirty-five; the asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
The Exiles' Offerings
And some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place.
And some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place.
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,
They gave after their ability to the treasure of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' coats.
And the priests, and the Levites, and [some] of the people, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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.