The Book of Ezra

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- Chapter 2 -

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

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,

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

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

the descendants of Arah, 775;

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

the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

the descendants of Zattu, 945;

the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

the descendants of Bani,(b) 642;

the descendants of Bebai, 623;

the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

the descendants of Adin, 454;

the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

the descendants of Bezai, 323;

the descendants of Jorah,(c) 112;

the descendants of Hashum, 223;

the descendants of Gibbar,(d) 95;

the men (e) of Bethlehem, 123;

the men of Netophah, 56;

the men of Anathoth, 128;

the descendants of Azmaveth,(f) 42;

the men of Kiriath-jearim,(g) Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

the men of Michmash, 122;

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

the descendants of Nebo, 52;

the descendants of Magbish, 156;

the descendants of the other Elam,(h) 1,254;

the descendants of Harim, 320;

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

the men of Jericho, 345;

and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

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

the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

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

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

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.

The temple servants:(j) the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha,(k) the descendants of Padon,

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

the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai,(l) the descendants of Hanan,

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

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

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

the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,(m)

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

the descendants of Bazluth,(n) the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

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

the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,(o)

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

the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.(p)

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

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan,(q) and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

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

And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.(r)

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold,(s) 5,000 minas of silver,(t) and 100 priestly garments.

So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites

(u)

settled in their towns.

Footnotes

(a)2:2 Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah

(b)2:10 Bani is a variant of Binnui; see Nehemiah 7:15.

(d)2:20 Gibbar is a variant of Gibeon; see Nehemiah 7:25.

(e)2:21 Literally the sons; here and in verses 25, 26, 33, and 34

(f)2:24 Azmaveth is a variant of Beth-azmaveth; see Nehemiah 7:28.

(g)2:25 LXX (see also Nehemiah 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath-arim

(h)2:31 Or of West Elam

(i)2:40 Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43.

(j)2:43 Hebrew The Nethinim; also in verses 58 and 70

(k)2:44 Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47.

(l)2:46 Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai

(m)2:50 Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52.

(n)2:52 Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54.

(o)2:55 Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57.

(p)2:57 Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59.

(q)2:59 Addan is a variant of Addon; see Nehemiah 7:61.

(r)2:63 Literally Lights and Perfections

(s)2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins

(t)2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver.

(u)2:70 Or all Israel

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;

who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.

The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

The children of the gatekeepers: 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 one hundred thirty-nine.

The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring,(a) whether they were of Israel:

the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.

Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.

They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold,(b) five thousand minas

(c)

of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.

So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

(a)2:59 or, seed

(b)2:69 a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.