Monday, June 25, 2012

Ezra 2

 

Ezra 2

1 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
2,172

4 of Shephatiah
372

5 of Arah
775

6 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)
2,812

7 of Elam
1,254

8 of Zattu
945

9 of Zakkai
760

10 of Bani
642

11 of Bebai
623

12 of Azgad
1,222

13 of Adonikam
666

14 of Bigvai
2,056

15 of Adin
454

16 of Ater (through Hezekiah)
98

17 of Bezai
323

18 of Jorah
112

19 of Hashum
223

20 of Gibbar
95

21 the men of Bethlehem
123

22 of Netophah
56

23 of Anathoth
128

24 of Azmaveth
42

25 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth
743

26 of Ramah and Geba
621

27 of Mikmash
122

28 of Bethel and Ai
223

29 of Nebo
52

30 of Magbish
156

31 of the other Elam
1,254

32 of Harim
320

33 of Lod, Hadid and Ono
725

34 of Jericho
345

35 of Senaah
3,630

36 The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)
973

37 of Immer
1,052

38 of Pashhur
1,247

39 of Harim
1,017

40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)
74

41 The musicians: the descendants of Asaph
128

42 The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai
139

43 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 Hatipha

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

58 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon
392

59 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
652

61 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 of gold, 5,000 minas 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.

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