עזרא, פרק ב׳, פסוק כ״ה

As the Jewish people returned from exile, the official records organized the returning population according to their ancestral cities of origin. Among these records is a specific group of residents hailing from three distinct cities located within the historical territory of the tribe of Benjamin [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. One of these locations, Kiriath-arim, is actually the same city mentioned in earlier biblical records, such as the Book of Joshua, under the slightly different name of Kiriath-jearim [מצודת דוד, אבן עזרא].

Instead of listing the population for each town individually, the official count groups the people of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth together. The final tally of seven hundred and forty-three individuals represents the combined total of the returnees from all three of these cities, rather than just the population of the last city mentioned [מצודת דוד, אבן עזרא].