Ezra 2:1-61

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).

Ezra 2:1-61 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

• 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