Thematic Bible

Ezra 2:1

These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.

Ezra 2:2

They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included:

Ezra 2:3

Parosh’s descendants2,172

Ezra 2:4

Shephatiah’s descendants372

Ezra 2:5

Arah’s descendants775

Ezra 2:6

Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812

Ezra 2:7

Elam’s descendants1,254

Ezra 2:8

Zattu’s descendants945

Ezra 2:9

Zaccai’s descendants760

Ezra 2:10

Bani’s descendants642

Ezra 2:11

Bebai’s descendants623

Ezra 2:12

Azgad’s descendants1,222

Ezra 2:13

Adonikam’s descendants666

Ezra 2:14

Bigvai’s descendants2,056

Ezra 2:15

Adin’s descendants454

Ezra 2:16

Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98

Ezra 2:17

Bezai’s descendants323

Ezra 2:18

Jorah’s descendants112

Ezra 2:19

Hashum’s descendants223

Ezra 2:20

Gibbar’s descendants95

Ezra 2:21

Bethlehem’s people123

Ezra 2:22

Netophah’s men56

Ezra 2:23

Anathoth’s men128

Ezra 2:24

Azmaveth’s people42

Ezra 2:25

Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people743

Ezra 2:26

Ramah’s and Geba’s people621

Ezra 2:27

Michmas’s men122

Ezra 2:28

Bethel’s and Ai’s men223

Ezra 2:29

Nebo’s people52

Ezra 2:30

Magbish’s people156

Ezra 2:31

the other Elam’s people1,254

Ezra 2:32

Harim’s people320

Ezra 2:33

Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people725

Ezra 2:34

Jericho’s people345

Ezra 2:35

Senaah’s people3,630

Ezra 2:36

The priests included:

Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973

Ezra 2:37

Immer’s descendants1,052

Ezra 2:38

Pashhur’s descendants1,247

Ezra 2:39

and Harim’s descendants1,017

Ezra 2:40

The Levites included:

Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants 74

Ezra 2:41

The singers included:

Asaph’s descendants 128

Ezra 2:42

The gatekeepers’ descendants included:

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all 139

Ezra 2:43

The temple servants included:

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants,

Ezra 2:44

Keros’s descendants,
Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

Ezra 2:45

Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Akkub’s descendants,

Ezra 2:46

Hagab’s descendants,
Shalmai’s descendants, Hanan’s descendants,

Ezra 2:47

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
Reaiah’s descendants,

Ezra 2:48

Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,

Ezra 2:49

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
Besai’s descendants,

Ezra 2:50

Asnah’s descendants,
Meunim’s descendants, Nephusim’s descendants,

Ezra 2:51

Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,
Harhur’s descendants,

Ezra 2:52

Bazluth’s descendants,
Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

Ezra 2:53

Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,
Temah’s descendants,

Ezra 2:54

Neziah’s descendants,
and Hatipha’s descendants.

Ezra 2:55

The descendants of Solomon’s servants included:

Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,

Ezra 2:56

Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

Ezra 2:57

Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.

Ezra 2:58

All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392.

Ezra 2:59

The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:

Ezra 2:60

Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants 652

Ezra 2:61

and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.

Ezra 2:62

These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

Ezra 2:63

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

Ezra 2:64

The whole combined assembly numbered42,360

Ezra 2:65

not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers.

Ezra 2:66

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Ezra 2:67

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Ezra 2:68

After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.

Ezra 2:69

Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.

Ezra 2:70

The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.