Ezra 2:2

Easy To Read Version

These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel: {\cf2\super [6]} Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel that came back:

Cross References

Ezra 1:11

All together, there were 5,400 things made from gold and silver. Sheshbazzar {\cf2\super [5]} brought all these things with him when the prisoners left Babylon and went back to Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:8

Cyrus king of Persia told the man that keeps his money to bring those things out. That man’s name was Mithredath. So Mithredath brought those things out to Sheshbazzar, {\cf2\super [4]} the leader of Judah.

Ezra 2:1

These are the people of the province that came back from captivity. In the past, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took these people as prisoners to Babylon. These people came back to Jerusalem and Judah. Each person went back to his own town.

Ezra 2:3

The descendants of Parosh2,172\par

Ezra 3:2

Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and the priests with him, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and the people with him, built the altar of the God of Israel. Those people built the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer sacrifices on it. They built it just like it says in the Law of Moses. Moses was God’s special servant.

Ezra 4:3

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other family leaders of Israel answered, “No, you people can’t help us build a temple for our God. Only we can build the temple for the Lord. He is the God of Israel. This is what King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us to do.”

Ezra 4:8

{\cf2\super [18]} Then Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against the people of Jerusalem. They wrote the letter to Artaxerxes {\cf2\super [19]} the king. This is what they wrote:

Ezra 5:2

So Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak again started working on the temple in Jerusalem. All of God’s prophets were with them and were supporting the work.

Ezra 8:1

These are the names of the family leaders and the other people that came with me (Ezra) to Jerusalem from Babylon. We came to Jerusalem during the rule of King Artaxerxes. Here is the list of names:

Nehemiah 10:15

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

Nehemiah 12:47

So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all the people of Israel gave every day to support the singers and gatekeepers. The people also set aside the money for the other Levites. And the Levites set aside the money for the descendants {\cf2\super [78]} of Aaron (the priests).

Nehemiah 7:7

These people returned with Zerubbabel {\cf2\super [23]} : Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel that came back:

Haggai 1:1

On the first day of the sixth month of Darius’ second year as king \{of Persia\}, Haggai received a message from the Lord. This message was for Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak. Zerubbabel was the governor of Judah and Joshua was the high priest. This is the message:

Haggai 1:12

The Lord God had sent Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and to the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak. So these men and all the people listened to the voice of the Lord their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet. And the people showed their fear and respect for the Lord their God.

Haggai 1:14

\{Then the Lord God made the people excited about building the temple\}. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel was the governor of Judah. The Lord made him excited! Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest. The Lord made him excited! And the Lord made all the people excited \{about building the temple\}. So they began working on the temple {\cf2\super [5]} of their God, the Lord All-Powerful.

Haggai 2:2

Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the people. Say these things:

Haggai 2:21

“Go to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Tell him that I will shake heaven and earth.

Haggai 2:4

But now, Zerubbabel, the Lord says, ‘Don’t be discouraged!’ High Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, ‘Don’t be discouraged!’ All you people of this country, the Lord says, ‘Don’t be discouraged! Continue this work, because I am with you!’ The Lord All-Powerful said these things!”

Zechariah 3:1

The angel showed me Joshua the High Priest. Joshua was standing in front of the angel of the Lord and Satan was standing by Joshua’s right side. Satan was there to accuse Joshua of doing bad things.

Zechariah 3:3

Joshua was standing in front of the angel. And Joshua was wearing a dirty robe.