Ezra 2

The List of Returning Exiles

1 Here go the names of the folks from the hood of Judah who bounced outta Babylon after King Nebuchadnezzar had them exiled. They were headed back home, to Jerusalem and their own cities.

2 They rolled out with the leaders: Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. Now here is the roll call of families and how many came from each.

Families That Rolled Deep

3 The Parosh crew, 2,172 people

4 The Shephatiah squad, 372

5 The Arah fam, 775

6 The Pahath-Moab gang (descendants of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812

7 The Elam crew, 1,254

8 The Zattu fam, 945

9 The Zaccai gang, 760

10 The Bani people, 642

11 The Bebai line, 623

12 The Azgad tribe, 1,222

13 The Adonikam group, 666

14 The Bigvai family, 2,056

15 The Adin fam, 454

16 The Ater crew (from Hezekiah’s line), 98

17 The Bezai fam, 323

18 The Jorah gang, 112

19 The Hashum fam, 223

20 The Gibbar group, 95

Folks from the Towns

21 From Bethlehem, 123

22 From Netophah, 56

23 From Anathoth, 128

24 From Azmaveth, 42

25 From Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743

26 From Ramah and Geba, 621

27 From Michmas, 122

28 From Bethel and Ai, 223

29 From Nebo, 52

30 From Magbish, 156

31 From the other Elam, 1,254

32 From Harim, 320

33 From Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725

34 From Jericho, 345

35 From Senaah, 3,630

The Priests

36 The Jedaiah priest clan (from Jeshua), 973

37 The Immer crew, 1,052

38 The Pashhur line, 1,247

39 The Harim fam, 1,017

The Levites

40 The Jeshua and Kadmiel squad (from Hodaviah’s line), 74

The Singers

41 The Asaph choir fam, 128

The Gatekeepers

42 Sons of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139

The Temple Servants

43 The sons of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth were temple servants ready to work in the house of God.

44 The sons of Keros, Siaha, and Padon showed up too, faithful in their duties.

45 The sons of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub came through, loyal and focused.

46 The sons of Hagab, Shamlai, and Hanan stepped in, keeping the temple running smooth.

47 The sons of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah were counted among the temple squad.

48 The sons of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam were there, serving with diligence.

49 The sons of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai took their posts and did the Lord’s work.

50 The sons of Asnah, Meunim, and Nephisim came back too, committed and focused.

51 The sons of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur rolled in, ready to help restore worship.

52 The sons of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha showed up steady and strong.

53 The sons of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah were listed as servants of God’s house.

54 The sons of Neziah and Hatipha finished off the list, faithful and counted in.

Descendants of Solomon’s Servants

55 The sons of Solomon’s servants were counted too: the sons of Sotai, Hassophereth, and Peruda, servants who stayed loyal through generations.

56 The sons of Jaalah, Darkon, and Giddel got listed next, still tied to the king’s work from way back.

57 The sons of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami were there too, descendants of royal servants, stepping back into God’s plan.

58 All the temple workers and Solomon’s servant fams, 392

Those Who Could Not Prove Where They Came From

59 Some folks from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer tried to claim they were Israelites, but no papers.

60 Sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652

Some Priests Got Questioned

61 The priest lines of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who married into Barzillai’s fam and took their name).

62 Tried to find their family roots in the records, but could not. So they got disqualified from serving as priests.

63 The governor said, “Do not let them eat from the holy food till a priest comes through with the Urim and Thummim to sort this out.”

Total Headcount

64 Total folks who came back, 42,360

65 They brought 7,337 male and female slaves. Plus 200 singers.

66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Offerings for God’s House

68 When they pulled up to Jerusalem, some of the family leaders dropped freewill offerings to help build the LORD’s house back up.

69 They gave what they could to the treasury: 61,000 gold coins, 5,000 silver coins, And 100 priest robes.

Settling In

70 The priests, Levites, regular folks, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants all moved into their own cities. That is how all of Israel finally made it back home.