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Number of Those Returning

^1 (C1)Now these are ^(F1)the people of the province of Judah who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.

² These came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, ^(F1)Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, ^(F2)Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:³ the sons (descendants) of Parosh, 2,172;⁴ the sons of Shephatiah, 372;⁵ the sons of ^(C1)Arah, 775;⁶ the sons of ^(C1)Pahath-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 Bani, 642;¹¹ the sons of Bebai, 623;¹² the sons of Azgad, 1,222;¹³ the sons of ^(C1)Adonikam, 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 Jorah, 112;¹⁹ the sons of Hashum, 223;²⁰ the sons of Gibbar, 95;²¹ the men of ^(C1)Bethlehem, 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 ^(C1)Ramah 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 ^(C1)Jericho, 345;³⁵ the sons of Senaah, 3,630.

Priests Returning

^36 (C1)The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;³⁷ the sons of ^(C1)Immer, 1,052;^38 (C1)the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;³⁹ the sons of ^(C1)Harim, 1,017.

Levites Returning

⁴⁰ The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.⁴¹ The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128.⁴² The sons of the gatekeepers: of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, in all 139.

⁴³ The ^(C1)temple servants: the sons of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,⁴⁴ the sons of Keros, Siaha, Padon,⁴⁵ the sons of Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,⁴⁶ the sons of Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,⁴⁷ the sons of Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,⁴⁸ the sons of Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,⁴⁹ the sons of Uzza, Paseah, Besai,⁵⁰ the sons of Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,⁵¹ the sons of Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,⁵² the sons of Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,⁵³ the sons of Barkos, Sisera, Temah,⁵⁴ the sons of Neziah, Hatipha.

⁵⁵ The sons of King ^(C1)Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, Hassophereth (Sophereth), Peruda,⁵⁶ the sons of Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,⁵⁷ the sons of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, Ami.

⁵⁸ All ^(C1)the temple servants and the sons of ^(C2)Solomon's servants totaled 392.

⁵⁹ Now these are the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not provide evidence of their fathers' households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:⁶⁰ the sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652.

Priests Removed

⁶⁴ The whole assembly totaled 42,360,⁶⁵ besides their male and female servants who numbered 7,337; and among them they had 200 male and female ^(C1)singers.⁶⁶ Their horses totaled 736; their mules, 245;⁶⁷ their camels totaled 435; their donkeys, 6,720.

⁶⁸ Some of the ^(F1)heads of the fathers' households (extended families), when they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, made voluntary contributions for the house of God to rebuild it on its old foundation.⁶⁹ They gave according to their ability ^(C1)to the treasury for the work, 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly linen garments.

^70 (C1)So the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own cities, and all Israel gradually settled into their cities.