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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 8:1-14

The List Of The Names Of Those Who Gathered In Order To Go With Ezra From Babylon ( Ezra 7:28 to Ezra 8:14 ). Having been given permission by Artaxerxes to take with him on his mission all Israelites who freely and voluntarily wanted to return to their own land, Ezra gathered together to go with him ‘chief men out of Israel’ who fitted into that category. This time the situation was a little different from the time of Cyrus, for now there was a settled community which would receive them, and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 8:1-14

Ezra 8:1-2 Chronicles : . A List of Heads of Families.— It contains the names of the heads of the families who returned to Palestine with Ezra. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezra 8:1-36

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) A list of the heads of houses, with the number of adult males accompanying each of them, who went with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:1-14). (ii.) An account of the encampment for three days at the river Ahava, and the doings there; viz., obtaining ministers for the Temple service (Ezra 8:15-20); proclaiming and observing a religious fast (Ezra 8:21-23); arranging for the safe keeping during the journey of the offerings and the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:1-36

Chapter 8So in chapter eight it gives to us a list of those who went with Ezra, totaling out about 754 of the males, when you add the priests that were added to later. So they numbered the people, and they found out that they didn't have any ministering priests among them of the Levites. And so they wanted to take back some priests to administer also. And so search was made, and they found these men and "by the good hand of our God upon us," they brought to us a man of understanding and his... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 8:1-36

Ezra 8:15 . The river that runneth to Ahava, or the river of Diavam. Adiabena is a remote region, according to Boiste, in Assyria, and contiguous to Parthia: but whether the city and river of Ahava were situate there, is really doubtful. The Euphrates and the Tigris are rivers denominated in the sacred writings. Gozan, where a colony of the ten tribes was placed, is also named. Hence, as we are told by critics, that this is a river of Armenia, whose capital is Erivan, on the river Aras,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ezra 8:1-20

Ezra 8:1-20And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava.The assembly at AhavaI. The long journey commenced.II. An important inspection made. This halt illustrates--1. The need of seasons of rest.2. The use of seasons of rest.III. A grave deficiency discovered. Ministers of religion are sometimes slow in making personal sacrifices and rendering personal assistance even in a good enterprise.IV. The supply of the deficienct sought. He sought them--1. By means of influential... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezra 8:9

Ezr 8:9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. Ver. 9. Obadiah the son of Jehiel ] This Obadiah (as also Zechariah, Ezra 8:11 , and Azgad, Ezr 8:12 ) sealed the covenant, Nehemiah 10:1 ; Nehemiah 10:5 , not without oath and execration. It is both lawful, and in some cases needful, for good people solemnly to bind themselves to bounden duties. Hereby, saith a grave divine, as true intention, earnest desire, prudent jealousy, and holy zeal... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezra 8:9

Joab: Ezra 2:6, Nehemiah 7:11 read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 8:5-10

5, 10 . In Ezra 8:5 the Septuagint inserts Zattu (Ezra 2:8) before Shechaniah, and in Ezra 8:10 Bani (Ezra 2:10) before Shelomith. Compare, also, apocryphal 1Es 8:32 ; 1Es 8:34 . read more