6 These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the Exile, the ones Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive; they came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each going to his own town. 7 They came back in the company of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The numbers of the men of the People of Israel by families of origin: 8 Parosh, 2,172 9 Shephatiah, 372 10 Arah, 652 11 Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818 12 Elam, 1,254 13 Zattu, 845 14 Zaccai, 760 15 Binnui, 648 16 Bebai, 628 17 Azgad, 2,322 18 Adonikam, 667 19 Bigvai, 2,067 20 Adin, 655 21 Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98 22 Hashum, 328 23 Bezai, 324 24 Hariph, 112 25 Gibeon, 95. 26 Israelites identified by place of origin: Bethlehem and Netophah, 188 27 Anathoth, 128 28 Beth Azmaveth, 42 29 Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743 30 Ramah and Geba, 621 31 Micmash, 122 32 Bethel and Ai, 123 33 Nebo (the other one), 52 34 Elam (the other one), 1,254 35 Harim, 320 36 Jericho, 345 37 Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721 38 Senaah, 3,930. 39 Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973 40 Immer, 1,052 41 Pashhur, 1,247 42 Harim, 1,017. 43 Levitical families: Jeshua (sons of Kadmiel and of Hodaviah), 74. 44 Singers: Asaph's family line, 148. 45 Security guard families: Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 138. 46 Families of support staff: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 47 Keros, Sia, Padon, 48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, 49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, 50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, 51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, 52 Besai, Meunim, Nephussim, 53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 56 Neziah, and Hatipha. 57 Families of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, 58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Amon. 60 The Temple support staff and Solomon's servants added up to 392. 61 These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren't able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not: 62 The sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 642. 63 Likewise with these priestly families: -The sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took that name. 64 They looked high and low for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:6-64
Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
(Read Nehemiah 7:5-73)
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!