5. Then my God caused me to gather the important people, the leaders, and the common people so I could register them by families. I found the family history of those who had returned first. This is what I found written there:
6. These are the people of the area who returned from captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken away. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each going back to his own town.
7. These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.These are the people from Israel:
8. the descendants of Parosh—2,172;
9. the descendants of Shephatiah—372;
10. the descendants of Arah—652;
11. the descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the family of Jeshua and Joab)—2,818;
12. the descendants of Elam—1,254;
13. the descendants of Zattu—845;
14. the descendants of Zaccai—760;
15. the descendants of Binnui—648;
16. the descendants of Bebai—628;
17. the descendants of Azgad—2,322;
18. the descendants of Adonikam—667;
19. the descendants of Bigvai—2,067;