Ezra 2:1-35

Number of Those Returning

1 ¹Now these are the ^[a]people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.

2 ^[b]These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, ^[c]Seraiah, ^[d]Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, ^[e]Mispar, Bigvai, ^[f]Rehum and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172 * * *;

4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372 * * *;

5 the sons of ²Arah, 775 * * *;

6 the sons of ³Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812 * * * *;

7 the sons of Elam, 1,254 * * *;

8 the sons of Zattu, 945 * * *;

9 the sons of Zaccai, 760 * *;

10 the sons of ^[g]Bani, 642 * * *;

11 the sons of Bebai, 623 * * *;

12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222 * * *;

13 the sons of ⁴Adonikam, 666 * *;

14 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 the sons of ^[h]Jorah, 112 * *;

19 the sons of Hashum, 223 * *;

20 the sons of ^[i]Gibbar, 95 *;

21 the men of ⁵Bethlehem, 123 * *;

22 the men of Netophah, 56;

23 the men of Anathoth, 128 * *;

24 the sons of Azmaveth, 42 *;

25 the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743 * * *;

26 the sons of ⁶Ramah and Geba, 621 * * *;

27 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 men of ⁷Jericho, 345 * * *;

35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630 * * *.

Ezra 2:1-35 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 24:14-16; 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Nehemiah 7:6-73
• 2. Nehemiah 7:10
• 3. Nehemiah 7:11
• 4. Ezra 8:13
• 5. Genesis 35:19; Matthew 2:6
• 6. Joshua 18:25
• 7. 1 Kings 16:34; 2 Chronicles 28:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "sons"
• [b]. Lit "who"
• [c]. In Neh 7:7, "Azariah"
• [d]. In Neh 7:7, "Raamiah"
• [e]. In Neh 7:7, "Mispereth"
• [f]. In Neh 7:7, "Nehum"
• [g]. In Neh 7:15, "Binnui"
• [h]. In Neh 7:24, "Hariph"
• [i]. In Neh 7:25, "Gibeon"
• [j]. Lit "sons"
• [k]. In Neh 7:28, "Beth-azmaveth"
• [l]. In Neh 7:29, "Kiriath-jearim"
• [m]. Lit "sons"