1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity to Jerusalem and to the other towns of Judah. They had been deported to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.
2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
3The family of Parosh.................... 2,172
4The family of Shephatiah.................. 372
5The family of Arah....................... 775
6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)......... 2,812
7The family of Elam..................... 1,254
8The family of Zattu....................... 945
9The family of Zaccai...................... 760
10The family of Bani....................... 642
11The family of Bebai...................... 623
12The family of Azgad.................... 1,222
13The family of Adonikam.................. 666
14The family of Bigvai.................... 2,056
15The family of Adin....................... 454
16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)................. 98
17The family of Bezai...................... 323
18The family of Jorah...................... 112
19The family of Hashum.................... 223
20The family of Gibbar...................... 95
21The people of Bethlehem.................. 123
22The people of Netophah.................... 56
23The people of Anathoth.................... 128
24The people of Beth-azmaveth.............. 42
25The peoples of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth................... 743
26The peoples of Ramah and Geba............. 621
27The people of Micmash.................... 122
28The peoples of Bethel and Ai................ 223
29The citizens of Nebo....................... 52
30The citizens of Magbish.................... 156
31The citizens of Elam...................... 1,254
32The citizens of Harim...................... 320
33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono............................... 725
34The citizens of Jericho..................... 345
35The citizens of Senaah.................... 3,630
36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua)...... 973
37The family of Immer.......... 1,052
38The family of Pashhur......... 1,247
39The family of Harim.......... 1,017
40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah).......... 74
41The singers of the family of Asaph.... 128
42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai................ 139
43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54Neziah, and Hatipha.
55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Sophereth, Peruda,
56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.
59Another group returned to Jerusalem at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
60This group consisted of the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda--a total of 652 people.
61Three families of priests--Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai--also returned to Jerusalem. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
62But they had lost their genealogical records, so they were not allowed to serve as priests.
63The governor would not even let them eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there was a priest who could consult the LORD about the matter by means of sacred lots.
64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women.
66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,
67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave generously toward the rebuilding of God's Temple on its original site,
69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to the other towns of Judah from which they had come.