The List of Returning Exiles

1And these are the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Juda and Jerusalem, every man to his city; 2who came with Zorobabel: Jesus, Neemias, Saraias, Reelias, Mardochaeus, Balasan, Masphar, Baguai, Reum, Baana. The number of the people of Israel: 3the children of Phares, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two. 4The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two. 5The children of Ares, seven hundred and seventy-five. 6The children of Phaath Moab, belonging to the sons of Jesue and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four. 8The children of Zatthua, nine hundred and forty-five. 9The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty. 10The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-two. 11The children of Babai, six hundred and twenty-three. 12The children of Asgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two. 13The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-six. 14The children of Bague, two thousand and fifty-six. 15The children of Addin, four hundred and fifty-four. 16The children of Ater the son of Ezekias, ninety eight. 17The children of Bassu, three hundred and twenty-three. 18The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve. 19The children of Asum, two hundred and twenty-three. 20The children of Gaber, ninety-five. 21The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three. 22The children of Netopha, fifty-six. 23The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight. 24The children of Azmoth, forty-three. 25The children of Cariathiarim, Chaphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three. 26The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty-one. 27The men of Machmas, a hundred and twenty-two. 28The men of Baethel and Aia, four hundred and twenty-three. 29The children of Nabu, fifty-two. 30The children of Magebis, a hundred and fifty-six. 31The children of Elamar, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four. 32The children of Elam, three hundred and twenty. 33The children of Lodadi and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five. 34The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five. 35The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

The Priests

36And the priests, the sons of Jedua, belonging to the house of Jesus, were nine hundred and seventy-three. 37The children of Emmer, a thousand and fifty-two. 38The children of Phassur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven. 39The children of Erem, a thousand and seven.

The Levites, Singers, Gatekeepers

40And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four. 41The sons of Asaph, singers, a hundred and twenty-eight. 42The children of the porters, the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sobai, in all a hundred and thirty-nine.

The Temple Servants

43The Nathinim: the children of Suthia, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth, 44the sons of Cades, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon, 45the children of Labano, the children of Agaba, the sons of Acub, 46the children of Agab, the children of Selami, the children of Anan, 47the children of Geddel, the children of Gaar, the children of Raia, 48the children of Rason, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazem, 49the children of Azo, the children of Phase, the children of Basi, 50the children of Asena, the children of Mounim, the children of Nephusim, 51the children of Bacbuc, the children of Acupha, the children of Arur, 52the children of Basaloth, the children of Mauda, the children of Arsa, 53the children of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema, 54the children of Nasthie, the children of Atupha.

Descendants of Solomon's Servants

55The children of the servants of Solomon: the children of Sotai, the children of Sephera, the children of Phadura, 56the children of Jeela, the children of Darcon, the children of Gedel, 57the children of Saphatia, the children of Atil, the children of Phacherath, the children of Aseboim, the children of Emei.

58All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma were three hundred and ninety-two.

59And these are they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: 60the children of Dalaea, the children of Bua, the children of Tobias, the children of Necoda, six hundred and fifty-two.

Priests Removed

61And of the children of the priests, the children of Labeia, the children of Akkus, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughter of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by their name. 62These sought their genealogy as though they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, as polluted, from the priesthood. 63And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

The Full Number and Possessions

64And all the congregation together were about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty; 65besides their men-servants and maid-servants, and these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven: and among these were two hundred singing men and singing women. 66Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules, two hundred and forty-five. 67Their camels, four hundred and thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

The Exiles' Offerings

68And some of the chiefs of families, when they went into the house of the Lord that was in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its prepared place. 69According to their power they gave into the treasury of the work pure gold sixty-one thousand pieces, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.