1This is a list of the Jewish exiles from the province ²who returned from captivity after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them away to Babylon. They went back to Jerusalem and to their own towns in Judah.

2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:

3the sons of Parosh, 2,172;

4the sons of Shephatiah, 372;

5the sons of Arah, 775;

6the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

7the sons of Elam, 1,254;

8the sons of Zattu, 945;

9the sons of Zaccai, 760;

10the sons of Bani, 642;

11the sons of Bebai, 623;

12the sons of Azgad, 1,222;

13the sons of Adonikam, 666;

14the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;

15the sons of Adin, 454;

16the sons of Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98;

17the sons of Bezai, 323;

18the sons of Jorah, 112;

19the sons of Hashum, 223;

20the sons of Gibbar, 95;

21the people from Bethlehem, 123;

22the people from Netophah, 56;

23the people from Anathoth, 128;

24the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;

25the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

26the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;

27the people from Micmash, 122;

28the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;

29the sons of Nebo, 52;

30the sons of Magbish, 156;

31the sons of Elam, 1,254;

32the sons of Harim, 320;

33the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

34the sons of Jericho, 345;

35the sons of Senaah, 3,630.

36This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;

37the sons of Immer, 1,052;

38the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;

39the sons of Harim, 1,017.

40This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;

41the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128;

42the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.

43The descendants of these Temple servants: 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 King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

58The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.

59Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel.

60They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.

61In addition there were three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.)

62They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.

63The governor ³instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim. ⁴

64The total of number of people returning was 42,360.

65In addition there were 7,337 servants and 200 male and female singers.

66They had 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 made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood.

69They gave depending on how much they had, putting their gift into the treasury. The total came to 61,000 gold daric coins, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.

70The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, as well as some of the people went back to live in their specific towns. The others returned to their own towns throughout Israel.