Ezra 2:1-7

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, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, 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 * * *;

Ezra 2:1-7 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

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"