Ezra 2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:43-58

The Nethinims ,.... Supposed by Aben Ezra and Jarchi to be the Gibeonites, who were "given" by Joshua, as the word Nethinims signifies, to the congregation, to be hewers of wood and drawers of water; but rather were those that were given by David to assist the Levites; of these is an account from hence to the end of Ezra 2:58 , together with those who descended from Solomon's servants, who seem to be the remains of the Canaanites in the land, whom Solomon made bondservants of, 1 Kings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:59

And these were they that went up from Telmelah, Telharsa ,.... Places in the land of Babylon, see Isaiah 37:12 . Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel ; these were such that professed the Jewish religion, and went for Jews in Babylon, but could not trace their pedigree, and tell what family they were of, who their ancestors, and where they had lived in Judea; they had lost their genealogical tables, if they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:60

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, and the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. These, though their immediate parents were known, yet by their being mentioned here, it seems as if they could not carry their genealogy further, and make it clearly appear what was the house of their fathers, or what their family. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:61

And of the children of the priests ,.... Who could not make out their pedigree, for those that could are mentioned before: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai ; how the latter came by this name follows: which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name ; this man married a woman that descended from the famous Barzillai the Gileadite, in the times of David; and the priesthood being in disuse, and mean and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:62

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy ,.... To find their names written and registered there; for the Jews kept public registers of their priests, their descent, marriages, and offspring, that it might be known who were fit, and who not, to officiate as such: but they were not found ; their names were not there, nor any account taken of them: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood ; were not suffered to attend at the altar, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:63

And the Tirshatha said unto them ,.... By whom Jarchi understands Nehemiah, and observes, that their rabbins say he was so called, because the wise men allowed him to drink the wine of the Gentiles, he being cupbearer to the king; but Aben Ezra, with greater probability, takes it to be a name of honour and grandeur in the Chaldee language, as a prince or governor; and no doubt Zerubbabel is meant, the prince of the Jews, the same with Sheshbazzar, Ezra 1:8 according to Gussetius F23 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:64

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore. But the sums before given make no more, with Zerubbabel, and the ten principal men, than 29,829, so that there are more than 12,000 wanting; wherefore, in answer to the question, where are the 12,000? the Jews say in their chronology F1 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 29. p. 86. these are they of the other tribes, who set up the altar on its bases, and gave money to the masons, &c.; Ezra 3:1 , this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:65

Besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven ,.... This shows that the greater part of those that returned were of the poorer sort, since there were so few servants that belonged unto them; these came not into the above account: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women ; among the servants, who were kept by persons of figure for their pleasure and recreation, see Ecclesiastes 2:8 , for that these... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:66

So that the far greatest part of them must walk on foot, since these can be thought to be little more than sufficient to carry their goods or baggage; some copies of the Vulgate Latin read six hundred and thirty six horses F3 Ed. of Sixtus V. and the Lovain in James's Contrariety of Popish Bibles, p. 295. . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:68

And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord that is at Jerusalem ,.... That is, when they came to the place where it formerly stood, and where were still the ruins of it: offered freely for the house of God, to set it up in its place ; to rebuild it upon the spot where it formerly stood; this they did besides the freewill offerings they brought with them from Babylon. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:43-58

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:59

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:60

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:61

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:62

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:63

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:64

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:65

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:66

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:68

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