1. These are the people of the province who returned from captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken these people as prisoners to Babylon. They now returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to their own town.
2. These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel who returned:
3. the descendants of Parosh 2172
4. the descendants of Shephatiah 372
5. the descendants of Arah 775
6. the descendants of Pahath Moab of the family of Jeshua and Joab 2812
7. the descendants of Elam 1254
8. the descendants of Zattu 945
9. the descendants of Zaccai 760
10. the descendants of Bani 642
11. the descendants of Bebai 623
12. the descendants of Azgad 1222