Ezra 2 - Introduction

1 The number that returne, of the people,

36 of the Priests,

40 of the Leuites,

43 of the Nethinims,

55 of Solomons seruants,

62 of the Priests which could not shewe their pedigree.

64 The whole number of them, with their substance.

68 Their oblations.

1 Now [Note: Nehemiah 7:6, etc.] these are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, of those which had beene caried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon, and came againe vnto Ierusalem and Iudah, euery one vnto his citie;

2 Which came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, [Note: Or, Azariah, Nehemiah 7:7.] Saraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah: The number of the men of the people of Israel.

3 The children of Parosh, two thousand, an hundred seuentie and two.

4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seuentie and two.

[Who returned from captiuitie.]

5 The children of Arah, seuen hundred, seuentie and fiue.

6 The children of [Note: Nehemiah 7:10.] Pahath-Moab, of the children of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelue.

7 The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred fiftie and foure.

8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred fourtie and fiue.

9 The children of Zaccai, seuen hundred and threescore.

10 The children of [Note: Or, Binnui, Nehemiah 7:15.] Bani, sixe hundred, fourtie and two.

11 The children of Bebai, sixe hundred, twentie and three.

12 The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred, twentie and two.

13 The children of Adonikam, sixe hundred, sixtie and sixe.

14 The children of Biguai, two thousand fiftie and sixe.

15 The children of Adin, foure hundred, fiftie and foure.

16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninetie and eight.

17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18 The children of [Note: Or, Hariph, Nehemiah 7:24.] Iorah, an hundred and twelue.

19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twentie and three.

20 The children of [Note: Or, Gibeon, Nehemiah 7:25.] Gibbar, ninetie and fiue.

21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three.

22 The children of Netophah, fiftie and sixe.

23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twentie and eight.

24 The children of [Note: Or, Beth-Asmaueth, Nehemiah 7:28.] Azmaueth, fortie and two.

25 The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundred, and fourtie and three.

26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, sixe hundred, twentie and one.

27 The men of Michmas, an hundred, twentie and two.

28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred, twentie and three.

29 The children of Nebo, fiftie and two.

30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fiftie and sixe.

31 The children of the other [Note: See Ezra 2:7.] Elam, a thousand, two hundred, fiftie and foure.

32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twentie.

[Who returned from captiuitie.]

33 The children of Lod [Note: Or, Harid, as it is in some copies.] Hadid, and Ono, seuen hundred, twentie and fiue.

34 The children of Iericho, three hundred fourtie and fiue.

35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and sixe hundred and thirtie.

36 The Priests. The children of [Note: 1 Chronicles 24:7.] Iedaiah, of the house of Ieshua, nine hundred, seuentie and three.

37 The children of [Note: 1 Chronicles 24:14.] Immer, a thousand, fiftie and two.

38 The children of [Note: 1 Chronicles 9:12.] Pashur, a thousand, two hundred, fourtie and seuen.

39 The children of [Note: 1 Chronicles 24:8.] Harim, a thousand and seuenteene.

40 The Leuites. The children of Ieshua, and Kadmiel, of the children of [Note: Or, Iuda, Ezra 3:9.called also Hodeuah, Nehemiah 7:43.] Hodauia, seuentie and foure.

41 The singers. The children of Asaph, an hundred twentie and eight.

42 The children of the porters. The children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all, an hundred thirtie and nine.

43 The Nethinims. The children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

46 The children of Hagab, the children of [Note: Or, Shamlai.] Shalmai, the children of Hanan.

47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephushim,

51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

52 The children of [Note: Or, Bazlith, in Nehemiah.] Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

[The peoples zeale.]

55 The children of Solomons seruants. The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of [Note: Or, Perida, in Nehemiah.] Peruda,

56 The children of Iaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of [Note: Or, Amon, in Nehemiah.] Ami.

58 All the [Note: Joshua 9:21; Joshua 9:27; 1 Chronicles 9:2.] Nethinims, and the children of [Note: 1 Kings 9:21.] Solomons seruants, were three hundred ninetie and two.

59 And these were they which went vp from Tel-melah, Tel-Harfa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shewe their fathers house, and their [Note: Or, pedegree.] seed, whether they were of Israel.

60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: sixe hundred fiftie and two.

61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, (which tooke a wife of the daughters of [Note: 2 Samuel 17:27.] Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.)

62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but they were not found: therefore were they [Note: Hebrew: they were polluted from the priesthood.] as polluted, put from the priesthood.

63 And the [Note: Or, gouernour.] Tirshatha said vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy things, till there stood vp a priest with [Note: Exodus 28:30.] Urim & with Thummim.

64 The whole Congregation together, was fourtie and two thousand, three hundred and threescore:

65 Beside their seruants and their maids, of whom there were seuen thousand, three hundred thirtie and seuen: and there were among them two hundred singing men, and singing women.

66 Their horses were seuen hundred, thirtie and sixe: their mules, two hundred fourtie and fiue:

67 Their camels, foure hundred, thirty and fiue: their asses, sixe thousand, seuen hundred and twentie.

68 And some of the chiefe of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Ierusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it vp in his place:

69 They gaue after their abilitie, vnto the [Note: 1 Chronicles 26:20.] treasure of the worke, threescore and one thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pound of siluer, and one hundred priests garments.

[The Altar.]

70 So the priests and the Leuites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.