2:1¹ These are the people² of the province who were going up from the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had forced into exile to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelites³ was as follows. 2:3 The descendants⁴ of Parosh 2,172;

2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah 372; 2:5 the descendants of Arah 775;

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line⁵ of Jeshua and⁶ Joab) 2,812;

2:7 the descendants of Elam 1,254;

2:8 the descendants of Zattu 945;

2:9 the descendants of Zacai 760;

2:10 the descendants of Bani 642;

2:11 the descendants of Bebai 623;

2:12 the descendants of Azgad 1,222;

2:13 the descendants of Adonikam 666;

2:14 the descendants of Bigvai 2,056;

2:15 the descendants of Adin 454;

2:16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98;

2:17 the descendants of Bezai 323;

2:18 the descendants of Jorah 112;

2:19 the descendants of Hashum 223;

2:20 the descendants of Gibbar 95.

2:21 The men⁷ of Bethlehem 123;

2:22 the men of Netophah 56;

2:23 the men of Anathoth 128;

2:24 the men of the family⁸ of Azmaveth 42;

2:25 the men of Kiriath Jearim,⁹ Kephirah and Beeroth 743;

2:26 the men of Ramah and Geba 621;

2:27 the men of Micmash 122;

2:28 the men of Bethel and Ai 223;

2:29 the descendants of Nebo 52;

2:30 the descendants of Magbish 156;

2:31 the descendants of the other Elam 1,254;

2:32 the descendants of Harim 320;

2:33 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725;

2:34 the men of Jericho 345;

2:35 the descendants of Senaah 3,630.

2:36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family¹⁰ of Jeshua) 973;

2:37 the descendants of Immer 1,052;

2:38 the descendants of Pashhur 1,247;

2:39 the descendants of Harim 1,017.

2:40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah) 74.

2:41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph 128.

2:42 The gatekeepers:¹¹ the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai 139.

2:43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, 2:44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, 2:45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, 2:46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai,¹² the descendants of Hanan, 2:47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, 2:48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, 2:49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, 2:50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephussim, 2:51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, 2:52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, 2:53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, 2:54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

2:55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda, 2:56 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, 2:57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzabaim, and the descendants of Ami.

2:58 All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392.

2:59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify¹³ their family connection¹⁴ or their ancestry,¹⁵ as to whether they were really from Israel):

2:60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda 652.

2:61 And from among¹⁶ the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that¹⁷ name). 2:62 Their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found. They were therefore excluded¹⁸ from the priesthood. 2:63 The governor¹⁹ instructed them that they should not eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult²⁰ the Urim and Thummim.

2:64 The entire group numbered 42,360, 2:65 not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers 2:66 and 736 horses, 245 mules, 2:67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 2:68 When they came to the LORD’s temple which was in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders²¹ offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild²² it on its site. 2:69 As they were able,²³ they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas²⁴ of gold, 5,000 minas²⁵ of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

2:70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gate-keepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.