Ezra 2:1

And these are the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Judah and Jerusalem, every man to his city;

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In The King James Version

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

In Context

2who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the people of Israel:

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:11And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard removed the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the 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 favorably in their hands.

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 →

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