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Number of Those Returning
1 A2 Kin 24:14-16; 25:11; 2 Chr 36:20; Neh 7:6-73Now these are the 1Lit sonspeople of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. 2 1Lit whoThese came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, 2In Neh 7:7, AzariahSeraiah, 3In Neh 7:7, RaamiahReelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, 4In Neh 7:7, MisperethMispar, Bigvai, 5In Neh 7:7, NehumRehum and Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172; 4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372; 5 the sons of ANeh 7:10Arah, 775; 6 the sons of ANeh 7:11Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812; 7 the sons of Elam, 1,254; 8 the sons of Zattu, 945; 9 the sons of Zaccai, 760; 10 the sons of 1In Neh 7:15, BinnuiBani, 642; 11 the sons of Bebai, 623; 12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222; 13 the sons of AEzra 8:13Adonikam, 666; 14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056; 15 the sons of Adin, 454; 16 the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98; 17 the sons of Bezai, 323; 18 the sons of 1In Neh 7:24, HariphJorah, 112; 19 the sons of Hashum, 223; 20 the sons of 1In Neh 7:25, GibeonGibbar, 95; 21 the 1Lit sonsmen of AGen 35:19; Matt 2:6Bethlehem, 123; 22 the men of Netophah, 56; 23 the men of Anathoth, 128; 24 the sons of 1In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmavethAzmaveth, 42; 25 the sons of 1In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearimKiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743; 26 the sons of AJosh 18:25Ramah and Geba, 621; 27 the men of Michmas, 122; 28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; 29 the sons of Nebo, 52; 30 the sons of Magbish, 156; 31 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254; 32 the sons of Harim, 320; 33 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725; 34 the 1Lit sonsmen of A1 Kin 16:34; 2 Chr 28:15Jericho, 345; 35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
Priests Returning
36 A1 Chr 24:7-18The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; 37 the sons of A1 Chr 24:14Immer, 1,052; 38 A1 Chr 9:12the sons of Pashhur, 1,247; 39 the sons of A1 Chr 24:8Harim, 1,017.
Levites Returning
40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of 1In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, HodevahHodaviah, 74. 41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. 42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139.
43 The A1 Chr 9:2temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of 1In Neh 7:47, SiaSiaha, the sons of Padon, 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of 1In Neh 7:52, NephushesimNephisim, 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 52 the sons of 1In Neh 7:54, BazlithBazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
55 The sons of A1 Kin 9:21Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of 1In Neh 7:57, SopherethHassophereth, the sons of 2In Neh 7:57, PeridaPeruda, 56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of 1In Neh 7:59, AmonAmi.
59 Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, 1In Neh 7:61, AddonAddan and Immer, but they were not able to 2Lit tellgive evidence of their fathers’ households and their 3Lit seeddescendants, whether they were of Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652.
Priests Removed
61 Of the sons of the priests: the sons of 1In Neh 7:63, HobaiahHabaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of A2 Sam 17:27; 1 Kin 2:7Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name. 62 These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; ANum 16:39, 40therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. 63 The 1Heb Tirshatha, a Persian titlegovernor said to them ALev 2:3, 10that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with BEx 28:30; Num 27:21Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole assembly 1Lit together wasnumbered 42,360, 65 besides their male and female servants 1Lit they werewho numbered 7,337; and they had 200 A2 Chr 35:25singing men and women. 66 Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 67 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
68 Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Loʀᴅ which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to 1Lit establishrestore it on its foundation. 69 According to their ability they gave AEzra 8:25-34to the treasury for the work 61,000 gold drachmas and 5,000 silver minas and 100 priestly 1Or tunicsgarments.
70 A1 Chr 9:2; Neh 11:3Now the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
A2:1 2 Kin 24:14-16; 25:11; 2 Chr 36:20; Neh 7:6-73
12:1 Lit sons
12:2 Lit who
12:21 Lit sons
12:24 In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmaveth
12:25 In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearim
12:34 Lit sons
A2:34 1 Kin 16:34; 2 Chr 28:15
12:40 In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
12:50 In Neh 7:52, Nephushesim
22:59 Lit tell
32:59 Lit seed
A2:62 Num 16:39, 40
12:63 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
12:64 Lit together was
12:65 Lit they were
12:68 Lit establish
12:69 Or tunics