Ezra 2:1

Now, these, are the sons of the province, who came up from among the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon exiled to Babylon,—who came back unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his own 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 in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai Rehum, Baanah,—the number of the men of the people of Israel:—

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:11And, the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who fell away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.

1 Chronicles 9:2Now, the first inhabitants, who were in their possessions, in their cities, were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

2 Chronicles 36:20and he exiled the remnant left from the sword, into Babylon,—where they became his and his sons, as servants, until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

Ezra 5:8Be it known unto the king, that we journeyed into the province of Judah, unto the house of the Great God, and, the same, is being built with large stones, and, timber, is being laid in the walls,—and, this work, with speed, is being done, and is prospering in their hands.

Nehemiah 7:6These, are the sons of the province, who came up from among the Captives of the Exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did exile,—but they came back to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his own city;

Esther 1:1And it came to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus,—the same, Ahasuerus that reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:

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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