List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra
Ezra provides a list of the number of men from each family that will be returning with him
The Return to Jerusalem
Before they leave, they all meet and Ezra discovers that there are no Levites. Ezra sends word and many Levites come with them. He divides the gold and silver and other articles consecrated for the temple among them for the journey. They fast and pray for three days before the journey begins. Believing God will protect them, he does not ask the King for soldiers to accompany them. They complete the journey and all the gold and silver is brought into the temple and sacrifices are made.