4. At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.
5. So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:
6. Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
46. The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47. Keros, Siaha, Padon,
48. Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,
49. Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50. Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51. Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52. Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53. Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54. Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55. Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56. Neziah, and Hatipha.
57. The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
58. Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
59. Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
60. In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
61. Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
62. This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people.