Ezra 2 – NIRV & KJV

New International Reader’s Version

Ezra 2:1-70

The List of the Jews Who Returned to Judah

1Nebuchadnezzar had taken many Jews away from the land of Judah. He had forced them to go to Babylon as prisoners. Now they returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went back to their own towns. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. 2The leaders of the Jews included Zerubbabel, Joshua, 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.

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

4There were 372 from Shephatiah.

5There were 775 from Arah.

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

7There were 1,254 from Elam.

8There were 945 from Zattu.

9There were 760 from Zakkai.

10There were 642 from Bani.

11There were 623 from Bebai.

12There were 1,222 from Azgad.

13There were 666 from Adonikam.

14There were 2,056 from Bigvai.

15There were 454 from Adin.

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

17There were 323 from Bezai.

18There were 112 from Jorah.

19There were 223 from Hashum.

20There were 95 from Gibbar.

21There were 123 from the men of Bethlehem.

22There were 56 from Netophah.

23There were 128 from Anathoth.

24There were 42 from Azmaveth.

25There were 743 from Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth.

26There were 621 from Ramah and Geba.

27There were 122 from Mikmash.

28There were 223 from Bethel and Ai.

29There were 52 from Nebo.

30There were 156 from Magbish.

31There were 1,254 from the other Elam.

32There were 320 from Harim.

33There were 725 from Lod, Hadid and Ono.

34There were 345 from Jericho.

35There were 3,630 from Senaah.

36Here is a list of the priests.

There were 973 from the family line of Jedaiah through the line of Jeshua.

37There were 1,052 from Immer.

38There were 1,247 from Pashhur.

39There were 1,017 from Harim.

40Here is a list of the Levites.

There were 74 from the family lines of Jeshua and Kadmiel. Kadmiel was from the line of Hodaviah.

41Here is a list of the musicians.

There were 128 from the family line of Asaph.

42Here is a list of the men who guarded the gates.

There were 139 from the family lines of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai.

43Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the temple servants.

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

44Keros, Siaha, Padon,

45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,

51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

54Neziah, Hatipha

55Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the servants of Solomon.

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, Ami

58The total number of the members of the family lines of the temple servants and the servants of Solomon was 392.

59Many people came up to Judah from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer. But they weren’t able to prove that their families belonged to the people of Israel.

60There were 652 of them from the family lines of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda.

61Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the priests.

They were Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. Barzillai had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead. So he was also called Barzillai.

62The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn’t find them. So they weren’t able to serve as priests. They were “unclean.” 63The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. The priest would use them to find out what the Lord wanted the people to do.

64The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360. 65That didn’t include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 200 male and female singers. 66And there were 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68All the people arrived at the place in Jerusalem where the Lord’s temple would be rebuilt. Then some of the leaders of the families brought offerings they chose to give. They would be used for rebuilding the house of God. It would stand in the same place it had been before. 69The people gave money for the work. It was based on how much they had. They gave 1,100 pounds of gold. They also gave three tons of silver. And they gave 100 sets of clothes for the priests. All of that was added to the temple treasure.

70The priests and Levites made their homes in their own towns. So did the musicians, the men who guarded the gates, and the temple servants. The rest of the Israelites also made their homes in their own towns.

King James Version

Ezra 2:1-70

1Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:2.2 Seraiah: also called, Azariah2.2 Reelaiah: or, Raamiah2.2 Mispar: or, Mispereth2.2 Rehum: or, Nehum 3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 6The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.2.10 Bani: also called, Binnui 11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 12The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.2.18 Jorah: also called, Hariph 19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 20The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.2.20 Gibbar: also called, Gibeon 21The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.2.24 Azmaveth: also called, Beth-azmaveth 25The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. 31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.2.33 Hadid: or, Harid, as it is in some copies 34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36¶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

40¶ The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.2.40 Hodaviah: also called, Judah or Hodevah

41¶ The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty 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 thirty and nine.

43¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,2.44 Siaha: also called, Sia 45The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,2.46 Shalmai: also called, Shamlai 47The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,2.50 Nephusim: also called, Nephishesim 51The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,2.52 Bazluth: also called, Bazlith 53The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 54The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55¶ The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,2.55 Peruda: also called, Perida 56The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.2.57 Ami: also called, Amon 58All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 59And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:2.59 Addan: also called, Addon2.59 seed: or, pedigree 60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

61¶ And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: 62These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.2.62 were they…: Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood 63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.2.63 Tirshatha: or, governor

64¶ The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women. 66Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 67Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68¶ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: 69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments. 70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.