Ezra 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 10

1 ¶ And these are the sons of the province who went up out of the captivity, of those who had been exiled, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had exiled to Babylon. And they came again to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his own city,

2 who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.

3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.

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Chapter Summary

1 The number that return of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 42 of the Nethinims, 55 of Solomon's servants, 62 of the priests which could not show their pedigree.

Key Hebrew Words

גּוֹלָה the exiles H1473 · TWOT 350a
שְׁבִי captivity H7628 · TWOT 2311b
קָהָל congregation H6951 · TWOT 1991a
כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
יָחַשׂ enroll by genealogy H3187 · TWOT 862
כְּהֻנָּה priesthood H3550 · TWOT 959b

People & Context

Zerubbabel

Leader with whom the exiles of the province went up out of captivity to Jerusalem and Judah

Jeshua

Priestly leader heading the list of those who returned with Zerubbabel

Nehemiah

Named among the chief men who came up out of the captivity with Zerubbabel

Seraiah

One of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua

Mordecai

Listed among the principal men who journeyed back from exile with Zerubbabel

Bigvai

A returning leader and head of a large family numbered among the exiles

Timeline

The Exiles Return to Jerusalem

A detailed census is taken of the families, priests, Levites, singers, porters, temple-slaves, and animals that returned to Judah and Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity under the leadership of Zerubbabel.

Ezra 2:1-67
Arrival and Freewill Offerings

Upon arriving at the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, heads of the fathers offer freely for the temple treasury, contributing gold, silver, and priestly garments.

Ezra 2:68-70

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