Ezra 2:1-60

The List of Returning Exiles

1 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, ¹

2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. ^[a] This is the count of the men of Israel:

3 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

4 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

5 the descendants of Arah, 775;

6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

8 the descendants of Zattu, 945;

9 the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

10 the descendants of Bani, ^[b] 642;

11 the descendants of Bebai, 623;

12 the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

13 the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

15 the descendants of Adin, 454;

16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

17 the descendants of Bezai, 323;

18 the descendants of Jorah, ^[c] 112;

19 the descendants of Hashum, 223;

20 the descendants of Gibbar, ^[d] 95;

21 the men ^[e] of Bethlehem, 123;

22 the men of Netophah, 56;

23 the men of Anathoth, 128;

24 the descendants of Azmaveth, ^[f] 42;

25 the men of Kiriath-jearim, ^[g] Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

26 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

27 the men of Michmash, 122;

28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

29 the descendants of Nebo, 52;

30 the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31 the descendants of the other Elam, ^[h] 1,254;

32 the descendants of Harim, 320;

33 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

34 the men of Jericho, 345;

35 and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ^[i]), 74.

41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

43 The temple servants: ^[j] the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, ^[k] the descendants of Padon,

45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, ^[l] the descendants of Hanan,

47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,

48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,

49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,

50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim, ^[m]

51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

52 the descendants of Bazluth, ^[n] the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda, ^[o]

56 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. ^[p]

58 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, ^[q] and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

Ezra 2:1-60 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. (Nehemiah 7:4–69)

Footnotes

• [a] Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah
• [b] Bani is a variant of Binnui; see Nehemiah 7:15.
• [c] Jorah is a variant of Hariph; see Nehemiah 7:24.
• [d] Gibbar is a variant of Gibeon; see Nehemiah 7:25.
• [e] Literally the sons; here and in verses 25, 26, 33, and 34
• [f] Azmaveth is a variant of Beth-azmaveth; see Nehemiah 7:28.
• [g] LXX (see also Nehemiah 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath-arim
• [h] Or of West Elam
• [i] Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43.
• [j] Hebrew The Nethinim; also in verses 58 and 70
• [k] Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47.
• [l] Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai
• [m] Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52.
• [n] Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54.
• [o] Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57.
• [p] Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59.
• [q] Addan is a variant of Addon; see Nehemiah 7:61.