Chapter 2

¹Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city. ²Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel: ³The children of Pharos two thousand one hundred seventy-two. ⁴The children of Sephatia, three hundred seventy-two. ⁵The children of Area, seven hundred seventy-five. ⁶The children of Phahath Moab, of the children of Josue: Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve. ⁷The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four. ⁸The children of Zethua, nine hundred forty-five. ⁹The children of Zachai, seven hundred sixty. ¹⁰The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two. ¹¹The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three. ¹²The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two. ¹³The children of Adonicam, six hundred sixty-six. ¹⁴The children of Beguai, two thousand fifty-six. ¹⁵The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four. ¹⁶The children of Ather, who were of Ezechias, ninety-eight. ¹⁷The children of Besai, three hundred and twenty-three. ¹⁸The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve. ¹⁹The children of Hasum, two hundred twenty-three. ²⁰The children of Gebbar, ninety-five. ²¹The children of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three. ²²The men of Netupha, fifty-six. ²³The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight. ²⁴The children of Azmaveth, forty-two. ²⁵The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three. ²⁶The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred twenty-one. ²⁷The men of Machmas, a hundred twenty-two. ²⁸The men of Bethel and Hai, two hundred twenty-three. ²⁹The children of Nebo, fifty-two. ³⁰The children of Megbis, a hundred fifty-six. ³¹The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four. ³²The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. ³³The children of Lod, Hadid and One, seven hundred twenty-five. ³⁴The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five. ³⁵The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred thirty. ³⁶The priests: the children of Jadaia of the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy-three. ³⁷The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty-two. ³⁸The children of Pheshur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven. ³⁹The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. ⁴⁰The Levites: the children of Josue and of Cedmihel, the children of Odovia, seventy-four. ⁴¹The singing men: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight. ⁴²The children of the porters: the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: in all a hundred thirty-nine. ⁴³The Nathinites: the children of Siha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, ⁴⁴The children of Ceros, the children of Sia, the children of Phadon, ⁴⁵The children of Lebana, the children of Hegaba, the children of Accub, ⁴⁶The children of Hagab, the children of Semlai, the children of Hanan, ⁴⁷The children of Gaddel, the children of Gaher, the children of Raaia, ⁴⁸The children of Basin, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazam, ⁴⁹The children of Asa, the children of Phasea, the children of Besee, ⁵⁰The children of Asena, the children of Munim, the children of Nephusim, ⁵¹The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur, ⁵²The children of Besluth, the children of Mahida, the children of Harsa, ⁵³The children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema, ⁵⁴The children of Nasia, the children of Hatipha, ⁵⁵The children of the servants of Solomon, the children of Sotai, the children of Sopheret, the children of Pharuda, ⁵⁶The children of Jala, the children of Dercon, the children of Geddel, ⁵⁷The children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, which were of Asebaim, the children of Ami, ⁵⁸All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two. ⁵⁹And these are they that came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel. ⁶⁰The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred fifty-two. ⁶¹And of the children of the priests: the children of Hobia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai, the Galaadite, and was called by their name: ⁶²These sought the writing of their genealogy, and found it not, and they were cast out of the priesthood. ⁶³And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect. ⁶⁴All the multitudes as one man, were forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty: ⁶⁵Besides their menservants, and womenservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven : and among them singing men, and singing women two hundred. ⁶⁶Their horses seven hundred thirty-six, their mules two hundred forty-five, ⁶⁷Their camels four hundred thirty-five, their asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty. ⁶⁸And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place. ⁶⁹According to their ability, they gave towards the expenses of the work, sixty-one thousand solids of gold, five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred garments for the priests. ⁷⁰So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the porters, and the Nathinites dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.