[7:4] Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet.
[7:5] God inspired me to assemble the people and their leaders and officials and to check their family records. I located the records of those who had first returned from captivity, and this is the information I found:
[7:6] Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own hometown. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners.
[7:7] Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. – Parosh – 2,172 – Shephatiah – 372 – Arah – 652 – Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) – 2,818 – Elam – 1,254 – Zattu – 845 – Zaccai – 760 – Binnui – 648 – Bebai – 628 – Azgad – 2,322 – Adonikam – 667 – Bigvai – 2,067 – Adin – 655 – Ater (also called Hezekiah) – 98 – Hashum – 328 – Bezai – 324 – Hariph – 112 – Gibeon – 95 – Bethlehem and Netophah – 188 – Anathoth – 128 – Beth Azmaveth – 42 – Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth – 743 – Ramah and Geba – 621 – Michmash – 122 – Bethel and Ai – 123 – The other Nebo – 52 – The other Elam – 1,254 – Harim – 320 – Jericho – 345 – Lod, Hadid, and Ono – 721 – Senaah – 3,930 – Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) – 973 – Immer – 1,052 – Pashhur – 1,247 – Harim – 1,017 – Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) – 74 – Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) – 148 – Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) – 138 – Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, – Keros, Sia, Padon, – Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, – Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, – Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, – Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, – Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim, – Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, – Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha, – Barkos, Sisera, Temah, – Neziah, and Hatipha. – Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, – Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, – Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.
[7:60] The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.
[7:65] The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. – Their male and female servants – 7,337 – Male and female musicians – 245 – Horses – 736 – Mules – 245 – Camels – 435 – Donkeys – 6,720
[7:73] The priests, the Levites, the Temple guards, the musicians, many of the ordinary people, the Temple workers—all the people of Israel—settled in the towns and cities of Judah.