1 The List of the Exiles Who Returned Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town,2 in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:3 the descendants of Parosh 2,1724 Shephatiah 3725 Arah 7756 Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,8127 Elam 1,2548 Zattu 9459 Zakkai 76010 Bani 64211 Bebai 62312 Azgad 1,22213 Adonikam 66614 Bigvai 2,05615 Adin 45416 Ater (through Hezekiah) 9817 Bezai 32318 Jorah 11219 Hashum 22320 Gibbar 9521 the men of Bethlehem 12322 Netophah 5623 Anathoth 12824 Azmaveth 4225 Kiriath Jearim, 2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29 ); Hebrew Kiriath Arim. Kephirah and Beeroth 74326 Ramah and Geba 62127 Mikmash 12228 Bethel and Ai 22329 Nebo 5230 Magbish 15631 the other Elam 1,25432 Harim 32033 Lod, Hadid and Ono 72534 Jericho 34535 Senaah 3,63036 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 97337 Immer 1,05238 Pashhur 1,24739 Harim 1,01740 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 7441 The musicians: the descendants of Asaph 12842 The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 13943 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,54 Neziah and Hatipha55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami58 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 39259 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:60 The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 65261 And from among the priests: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.64 The whole company numbered 42,360,65 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.68 When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site.69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms of gold, 5,000 minas 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons of silver and 100 priestly garments.70 The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.