Ezra 8:3-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:2-3

Punctuate as follows:Ezra 8:2. ... of the sons of David, Hattush of the sons of Shechaniah.Ezra 8:3. Of the sons of Pharosh, Zechariah ....Hattush, the descendant of David, was the grandson of Shechaniah (see marginal reference).Most of these names Ezra 8:2-14 occur also as those of heads of families in the list of the Jews who returned with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:3-15. The Septuagint and Syriac versions supply omissions in Ezra 8:5, Ezra 8:10. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:3

Ezra 8:3. By genealogy of the males Though the males only be expressed, yet doubtless they carried the women along with them, as they did the little ones, Ezra 8:21. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:7

Ezra 8:7. Of the sons of Elam, &c. Concerning these, and the families that follow, to Ezra 8:15, it may be observed, that out of them many went up with Zerubbabel, in the reign of Cyrus, as appears by the account given in the second chapter, and that now more went up with Ezra out of the very same families. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:13

Ezra 8:13. Of the last sons of Adonikam It seems the rest went before, so that now all the sons of that family returned. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:1-36

Details of the journey (8:1-36)Leaders of the family groups who returned under Ezra are listed, along with the numbers of people in the various groups (8:1-14). Surprisingly, no Levites were among them, so Ezra sent specially for some. Levites were essential, as religious service was the main purpose of Ezra’s return (15-20).The journey to Jerusalem would take Ezra and his party about four months (see 7:9). During this time they would constantly be open to attacks from robbers. Yet even though... read more

E.W. Bullinger

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:2-3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezra 8:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezra 8:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezra 8:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezra 8:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezra 8:10

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