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,
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:
the descendants of Parosh
,
of Shephatiah
of Arah
of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)
,
of Elam
,
of Zattu
of Zakkai
of Bani
of Bebai
of Azgad
,
of Adonikam
of Bigvai
,
of Adin
of Ater (through Hezekiah)
of Bezai
of Jorah
of Hashum
of Gibbar
the men of Bethlehem
of Netophah
of Anathoth
of Azmaveth
of Kiriath Jearim, "Kephirah and Beeroth
of Ramah and Geba
of Mikmash
of Bethel and Ai
of Nebo
of Magbish
of the other Elam
,
of Harim
of Lod, Hadid and Ono
of Jericho
of Senaah
,
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)
of Immer
,
of Pashhur
,
of Harim
,
The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)
The musicians: the descendants of Asaph
The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Neziah and Hatipha
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami
The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon
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:
The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda
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).
These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
The whole company numbered
,
,
besides their
,
male and female slaves; and they also had
male and female singers.
They had
horses,
mules,
camels and
,
donkeys.
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.
According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work
,
darics "of gold,
,
minas "of silver and
priestly garments.
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.