1. Now these are the people of the province who went up from the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.
2. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordechai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of men of the people of Israel:
3. the sons of Parosh—2,172
4. the sons of Shephatiah—372
5. the sons of Arah—775
6. the sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab—2,812
7. the sons of Elam—1,254
8. the sons of Zattu—945
9. the sons of Zaccai—760
10. the sons of Bani—642