4. The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
5. Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found this written upon it:
6. These are the people of the province who came up from captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his city.
7. These came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
8. the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
9. The descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
10. The descendants of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
11. The descendants of Pahath-Moab, of the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
12. The descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
13. The descendants of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.