Ezra 2 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 These also are the sonnes of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie (whome Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel had caried away vnto Babel) and returned to Ierusalem, and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie,
1 Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;
2 Which came with Zerubbabel, to wit, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was,
2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 The sonnes of Parosh, two thousand, an hudreth seuentie and two:
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4 The sonnes of Shephatiah, three hundreth, seuentie and two:
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5 The sonnes of Arah, seuen hundreth, and seuentie and fiue:
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 The sonnes of Pahath Moab, of the sonnes of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundreth and twelue:
6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7 The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie:
7 The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 The sonnes of Zattu, nine hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9 The sonnes of Zaccai, seuen hundreth and threescore:
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10 The sonnes of Bani, sixe hundreth and two and fourtie:
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 The sonnes of Bebai, sixe hundreth, and three and twentie:
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 The sonnes of Azgad a thousand, two hundreth and two and twentie:
12 The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 The sonnes of Adonikam, sixe hundreth, three score and sixe:
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 The sonnes of Biguai, two thousand, and sixe and fiftie:
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 The sonnes of Adin, foure hundreth and foure and fiftie:
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 The sonnes of Ater of Hizkiah, ninetie and eight:
16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 The sonnes of Bezai, three hundreth and three and twentie:
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18 The sonnes of Iorah, an hudreth and twelue:
18 The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19 The sonnes of Hasshum, two hundreth and three and twentie:
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 The sonnes of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue:
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 The sonnes of Beth-lehem, an hundreth and three and twentie:
21 The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22 The men of Netophah, sixe and fiftie:
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 The men of Anothoth, an hundreth and eight and twentie:
23 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24 The sonnes of Azmaueth, two and fourtie:
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 The sonnes of Kiriath-arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundreth and three and fourtie:
25 The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 The sonnes of Haramah and Gaba, six hundreth, and one and twentie:
26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27 The men of Michmas, an hundreth and two and twentie:
27 The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28 The sonnes of Beth-el and Ai, two hundreth, and three and twentie:
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 The sonnes of Nebo, two and fiftie:
29 The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 The sonnes of Magbish, an hundreth and sixe and fiftie:
30 The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31 The sonnes of the other Elam, a thousand, and two hundreth, and foure and fiftie:
31 The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 The sonnes of Harim, three hundreth and twentie:
32 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33 The sonnes of Lod-hadid, and Ono, seuen hundreth, and fiue and twentie:
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 The sonnes of Iericho, three hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 The sonnes of Senaah, three thousand, sixe hundreth and thirtie.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 The Priests: of the sonnes of Iedaiah of the house of Ieshua, nine hundreth seuentie and three:
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 The sonnes of Immer, a thousand and two and fiftie:
37 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
38 The sonnes of Pashur, a thousand, two hundreth and seuen and fourtie:
38 The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 The sonnes of Harim, a thousande and seuenteene.
39 The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 The Leuites: the sonnes of Ieshua, and Kadmiel of the sonnes of Hodauiah, seuentie and foure.
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 The Singers: the sonnes of Asaph, an hundreth and eight and twentie.
41 The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42 The sonnes of the porters: the sonnes of Shallum, the sonnes of Ater, the sonnes of Talmon, the sonnes of Akkub, the sonnes of Hatita, the sonnes of Shobai: all were an hundreth and nine and thirtie.
42 The children of the gatekeepers: 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 one hundred thirty-nine.
43 The Nethinims: the sonnes of Ziha, the sonnes of Hasupha, the sonnes of Tabbaoth,
43 The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 The sonnes of Keros, the sonnes of Siaha, the sonnes of Padon,
44 the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45 The sonnes of Lebanah, the sonnes of Hagabah, the sonnes of Akkub,
45 the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46 The sonnes of Hagab, the sonnes of Shamlai, the sonnes of Hanan,
46 the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47 The sonnes of Giddel, the sonnes of Gahar, the sonnes of Reaiah,
47 the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48 The sonnes of Rezin, the sonnes of Nekoda, the sonnes of Gazzam,
48 the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49 The sonnes of Vzza, the sonnes of Paseah, the sonnes of Besai,
49 the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50 The sonnes of Asnah, the sonnes of Meunim, the sonnes of Nephusim,
50 the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51 The sonnes of Bakbuk, the sonnes of Hakupa, the sonnes of Harhur,
51 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52 The sonnes of Bazluth, the sonnes of Mehida, the sonnes of Harsha,
52 the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
53 The sonnes of Barcos, the sonnes of Sisara, the sonnes of Thamah,
53 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
54 The sonnes of Neziah, the sonnes of Hatipha,
54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55 The sonnes of Salomons seruantes: the sonnes of Sotai, the sonnes of Sophereth, the sonnes of Peruda,
55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 The sonnes of Iaalah, the sonnes of Darkon, the sonnes of Giddel,
56 the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 The sonnes of Shephatiah, the sonnes of Hattil, the sonnes of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the sonnes of Ami.
57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomons seruants were three hundreth ninetie and two.
58 All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
59 And these went vp from Telmelah, and from Telharsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not discerne their fathers house and their seede, whether they were of Israel.
59 These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
60 The sonnes of Delaiah, the sonnes of Tobiah, the sonnes of Nekoda, six hundreth and two and fiftie.
60 the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
61 And of the sonnes of the Priestes, the sonnes of Habaiah, the sonnes of Coz, the sonnes of Barzillai: which tooke of the daughters of Barzillai the Giliadite to wife, and was called after their name.
61 Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
62 These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not founde: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.
62 These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
63 And Tirshatha saide vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy thing, tell there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thummim.
63 The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.
64 The whole Congregation together was two and fourtie thousande, three hundreth and threescore,
64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65 Beside their seruants and their maydes: of whome were seuen thousande, three hundreth and seuen and thirtie: and among them were two hundreth singing men and singing women.
65 in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses were seuen hundreth, and sixe and thirtie: their mules, two hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
67 Their camels foure hundreth, and fiue and thirtie: their asses, sixe thousand, seuen hundreth and twentie.
67 their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
68 And certeine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Ierusalem, they offred willingly for the house of God, to set it vp vpon his fundation.
68 Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
69 They gaue after their abilitie vnto the treasure of the worke, euen one and threescore thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pieces of siluer, and an hundreth Priests garments.
69 They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
70 So the Priests and the Leuites, and a certeine of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
70 So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Baanah
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Bilshan
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Kadmiel
Levite whose family returned and who, with Jeshua and the sons of Henadad, oversaw the temple builders; he later joined in the Levites’ prayer and the covenant.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4
Mispar
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Mispereth).
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Mordecai
Named among the leaders who returned with Zerubbabel; the text does not identify him with Esther’s Mordecai.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Nehemiah
One of the leaders who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua; not described further, and not necessarily the later governor.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Reelaiah
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Raamiah).
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Rehum
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Nehum).
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Seraiah
Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives the name as Azariah).
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7
Cross references (62)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Kings 24:14–16; Nehemiah 7:6–73; Esther 1:11; Jeremiah 52:1–34
- 2 Haggai 2:4; Nehemiah 7:7; Haggai 1:12; Haggai 1:14; Haggai 1:1
- 3 Ezra 8:3; Ezra 10:25; Nehemiah 7:8
- 4 Nehemiah 7:9; Ezra 8:8
- 5 Nehemiah 7:10; Nehemiah 6:18
- 6 Nehemiah 7:11; Ezra 8:9; Ezra 10:14; Ezra 10:30; Ezra 8:4
- 7 Ezra 10:26; Ezra 2:31; Ezra 8:7; Nehemiah 7:12
- 8 Nehemiah 7:13; Ezra 10:27
- 9 Nehemiah 7:14
- 10 Nehemiah 7:15; Ezra 10:34
- 11 Ezra 10:28; Ezra 8:11; Nehemiah 7:16
- 12 Nehemiah 7:17; Ezra 8:12
- 13 Ezra 8:13; Nehemiah 7:18
- 14 Nehemiah 7:19; Ezra 8:14
- 15 Nehemiah 7:20; Ezra 8:6
- 16 Nehemiah 7:21
- 17 Nehemiah 7:23
- 18 Nehemiah 7:24
- 19 Nehemiah 7:22; Ezra 10:33
- 20 Nehemiah 7:25
- 21 1 Chronicles 2:50–52
- 22 2 Samuel 23:28; 1 Chronicles 2:54; Nehemiah 7:26; Jeremiah 40:8
- 23 Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 1:1; Isaiah 10:30; Joshua 21:18; Nehemiah 7:27
- 24 Nehemiah 7:28
- 25 Joshua 9:17; Nehemiah 7:29
- 26 Nehemiah 7:30; Joshua 18:24–25
- 27 1 Samuel 13:5; Isaiah 10:28; Nehemiah 7:31; 1 Samuel 13:23
- 28 Genesis 12:8; Joshua 8:9; Joshua 8:17; Joshua 7:2; Nehemiah 7:33
- 29 Deuteronomy 32:49; Nehemiah 7:33; Jeremiah 48:22; Numbers 32:3; Isaiah 15:2
- 31 Ezra 2:7; Nehemiah 7:34
- 32 Ezra 10:31; Nehemiah 7:35
- 33 Nehemiah 7:37; 1 Chronicles 8:12; Nehemiah 11:34–35; Nehemiah 6:2
- 34 1 Kings 16:34; Nehemiah 7:36; 2 Chronicles 28:15
- 35 Nehemiah 7:38
- 36 Ezra 3:9; 1 Chronicles 24:7–18; 1 Chronicles 9:10; Nehemiah 7:39
- 37 1 Chronicles 24:14; Ezra 10:20; Nehemiah 7:40
- 38 1 Chronicles 9:12; Ezra 10:22; Nehemiah 7:41
- 39 1 Chronicles 24:8; Nehemiah 7:42; Ezra 10:21
- 40 Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 7:43
- 41 1 Chronicles 6:39; Nehemiah 7:44; 1 Chronicles 25:1–2; Nehemiah 11:17; 1 Chronicles 15:17
- 42 Nehemiah 7:45; 1 Chronicles 9:17; 1 Chronicles 26:1–19
- 43 1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 7:46–56; Nehemiah 10:28; Ezra 2:58
- 44 Nehemiah 7:47
- 45 Nehemiah 7:48
- 49 Nehemiah 7:51
- 50 Nehemiah 7:52
- 52 Nehemiah 7:54
- 53 Nehemiah 7:55
- 55 1 Kings 9:21; Nehemiah 7:57
- 56 Nehemiah 7:58
- 57 Nehemiah 7:59
- 58 1 Chronicles 9:2; 1 Kings 9:21; Joshua 9:23; Joshua 9:27; Joshua 9:21
- 59 Nehemiah 7:61
- 60 Nehemiah 7:62
- 61 2 Samuel 17:27; 1 Kings 2:7; Nehemiah 7:63–64; 2 Samuel 19:31–39
- 62 Numbers 3:10; Numbers 16:39–40; Leviticus 21:21–23; Numbers 18:7; Ezekiel 44:10–14
- 63 Numbers 27:21; Leviticus 2:10; Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 22:10
- 64 Jeremiah 23:3; Isaiah 10:20–22; Nehemiah 7:66–69; Ezra 9:8
- 65 2 Samuel 19:35; Ecclesiastes 2:8; 2 Chronicles 35:25; Isaiah 14:1–2; Psalm 68:25
- 68 2 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Corinthians 8:3; Exodus 35:5–19; Exodus 36:3; Exodus 35:29
- 69 Ezra 8:25–34; 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Chronicles 22:14; 1 Chronicles 26:20–28; Nehemiah 7:71–72
- 70 Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 11:3–36; 1 Chronicles 11:2; 1 Chronicles 9:2; Ezra 6:16–17
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