Theseare the peopleof the provincewho cameup from the captivityof the exileswhomNebuchadnezzarthe kingof Babylonhad carriedaway,and who returnedto Jerusalemand Judah,eachto his city,
Then the restof the peoplewho were leftin the cityand the deserterswhohad desertedto the kingof Babylonand the restof the people,Nebuzaradanthe captainof the guardcarriedawayinto exile.
"Let it be knownto the kingthat we have goneto the provinceof Judah,to the houseof the greatGod,whichis being builtwith hugestones,and beamsare being laidin the walls;and thisworkis goingon with greatcareand is succeedingin their hands.
In Ecbatanain the fortress,whichis in the provinceof Media,a scrollwas foundand there was writtenin it as follows:"Memorandum--
They saidto me, "The remnanttherein the provincewhosurvivedthe captivityare in greatdistressand reproach,and the wallof Jerusalemis brokendownand its gatesare burnedwith fire."
who camewith Zerubbabel,Jeshua,Nehemiah,Azariah,Raamiah,Nahamani,Mordecai,Bilshan,Mispereth,Bigvai,Nehum,Baanah.The numberof menof the peopleof Israel:
