At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, an noe of the houses had been built. So my God gave me the idea to call together the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:
Here is the list of the Jewish exiles who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. (vv. 4-6, NLT)
So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. They took with the 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. (vv. 66-69, NLT)
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, , the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. (v. 73, NLT)