Ezra 2:1
And these are the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Juda and Jerusalem, every man to his city;
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2 Kings 25:11And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard removed the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the + 25:11 Gr. deserters.men who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
1 Chronicles 9:2And they that dwelt before in their possessions in the cities of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the appointed ones.
2 Chronicles 36:20And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of the Medes.
Ezra 5:8Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favourably in their hands.
Nehemiah 7:6Now these are the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, every man to his city;
Matthew Henry on Ezra 2:1
That many returned out of Babylon upon Cyrus's proclamation we were told in the foregoing chapter; we have here a catalogue of the several families that returned, ver. 1 . I. The leaders, ver. 2 . II. The people, ver. 3-35 . III. The priests, Levites, and retainers to the temple, ver. 35-63 . IV. The sum total, with an account of their retinue, ver. 64-67 . V. Their offerings to the service of the temple, ver. 68-70 . Read the whole commentary →