Ezra 2:1-62

The List of the Exiles Who Returned

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 Parosh1, 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 Zaccai, 760
10 of Bani, 642
11 of Bebai, 623
12 of Azgad, 1,222
13 of Adonikam2, 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 Bethlehem3, 123
22 of Netophah, 56
23 of Anathoth, 128
24 of Azmaveth, 42
25 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
26 of Ramah4 and Geba, 621
27 of Micmash, 122
28 of Bethel and Ai5, 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 Jericho6, 345
35 of Senaah, 3,630
36 The priests:
37 of Immer7, 1,052
38 of Pashhur8, 1,247
39 of Harim9, 1,017
40 The Levites:
41 The musicians:
42 The gatekeepers of the temple:
43 The temple servants:
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:
56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil,
58 The temple servants10 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.

Ezra 2:1-62 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.

Cross References 24

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 36:20; Nehemiah 7:6
  • 2. S 2 Kings 24:16; 2 Kings 25:12
  • 3. ver 70; 1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 11:3
  • 4. S 1 Chronicles 3:19; Matthew 1:12; Luke 3:27
  • 5. Ezra 3:2; Ezra 5:2; Ezra 10:18; Nehemiah 12:1,8; Haggai 1:1,12; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 3:1-10; Zechariah 6:9-15
  • 6. 1 Chronicles 6:14; Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 11:11; Nehemiah 12:1
  • 7. Ezra 8:3; Ezra 10:25; Nehemiah 3:25
  • 8. Ezra 8:13
  • 9. Micah 5:2
  • 10. S Joshua 18:25
  • 11. S Genesis 12:8
  • 12. 1 Kings 16:34; 2 Chronicles 28:15
  • 13. S 1 Chronicles 24:7
  • 14. S 1 Chronicles 24:14
  • 15. S 1 Chronicles 9:12
  • 16. S 1 Chronicles 24:8
  • 17. Genesis 29:34; Numbers 3:9; Deuteronomy 18:6-7; 1 Chronicles 16:4; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 8:15; Nehemiah 12:24
  • 18. Ezra 3:9
  • 19. S 1 Chronicles 15:16
  • 20. 1 Samuel 3:15; S 1 Chronicles 9:17
  • 21. S 1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 11:21
  • 22. 1 Kings 9:21; S 1 Chronicles 9:2
  • 23. S Numbers 1:18
  • 24. Numbers 3:10; Numbers 16:39-40
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