6 These were the people in the province. They were the ones who left the place where the exiles had been taken captive. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken them captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went to their own cities.
7 They went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.This is the number of Israelite men from the people in exile:
8 the descendants of Parosh—2,172
9 of Shephatiah—372
10 of Arah—652
11 of Pahath Moab, that is, of Jeshua and Joab—2,818
12 of Elam—1,254