Ezra 2:1-20

A List of People Who Returned to Judah

1 Nebuchadnezzar had taken many Jews away from the land of Judah. He had forced them to go to Babylonia as prisoners. Now they returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went back to their own towns. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylonia.

2 The leaders of the Jews included Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah and Reelaiah. They also included Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. Here is a list of the men of Israel who returned home.

3 There were 2,172 from the family line of Parosh.

4 There were 372 from Shephatiah.

5 There were 775 from Arah.

6 There were 2,812 from Pahath-Moab through the family line of Jeshua and Joab.

7 There were 1,254 from Elam.

8 There were 945 from Zattu.

9 There were 760 from Zaccai.

10 There were 642 from Bani.

11 There were 623 from Bebai.

12 There were 1,222 from Azgad.

13 There were 666 from Adonikam.

14 There were 2,056 from Bigvai.

15 There were 454 from Adin.

16 There were 98 from Ater through the family line of Hezekiah.

17 There were 323 from Bezai.

18 There were 112 from Jorah.

19 There were 223 from Hashum.

20 There were 95 from Gibbar.

Ezra 2:1-20 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.