Ezra 8:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

Ezra, having received his commission from the king, beats up for volunteers, as it were, sets up an ensign to assemble the outcasts of Israel and the dispersed of Judah, Isa. 11:12. ?Whoever of the sons of Sion, that swell with the daughters of Babylon, is disposed to go to Jerusalem, now that the temple there is finished and the temple-service set a-going, now is their time.? Now one would think that under such a leader, with such encouragements, all the Jews should at length have shaken... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:15

And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava ,.... From whence also the river bore the same name; or that from the river, see Ezra 8:21 , and may be the same with Adiabene, a country in Assyria, which had its name from the river Adiava: and there abode we in tents three days ; or pitched their camp; this was the place of their rendezvous: and I viewed the people and the priests ; mustered them, took the number of them, and what tribe and families they were of: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 8:15

The river that runneth to Ahava - Ahava was a river itself, which is supposed to be the same that is called Diava or Adiava, in the province of Adiabene; and perhaps the place whence the people of Ava came who were brought by the king of Assyria to Palestine, 2 Kings 17:24 . None of the sons of Levi - None that were simply Levites. He found priests, and they were sons of Levi; but no Levites that were not priests. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The rendezvous, or the second muster. We have been told twice before in this story that Ezra went up from Babylon to Jerusalem ( Ezra 7:6-8 , Ezra 7:9 ), and that he did not go by himself. But we only now enter upon the actual details of this second and supplementary expedition. Who were those that went up with him? And what was the nature of the first step which he and they took in common? We may answer these questions in the opposite order. The first step was to meet Ezra at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Church preparing itself for duty. I. THAT IT IS PREPARED BY COMING OUT FROM A HUMILIATING CAPTIVITY . "This is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon" ( Ezra 8:1 ). Ezra and his comrades must quit the scene of their captivity before they can carry the sacred vessels to Jerusalem; the Church must arise and leave its moral Babylon before it can serve God in successful enterprise. II. THAT IT IS PREPARED BY PRAYERFUL SOLITUDE . "To... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15

1 gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava . The "river that runneth to Ahava" is now generally identified with the Is of Herodotus, a small stream flowing into the Euphrates from the east, at a point where stood a city of the same name, distant (according to Herodotus) eight days' journey from Babylon. The city appears to be mentioned under the slightly variant forms of Ava ( עַוָּא ) and Ivah ( עִוָּה ) in the Second Book of Kings (17:24; 19:13). It is called... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-20

The halt at the Ahava. The journey of the children of Israel from Babylon to Jerusalem may be viewed, like that of their fathers from Egypt to Canaan, as a type of the pilgrimage of Christians from the abominations and miseries of the sinful world to the purity and happiness of heaven. In this view the halt at the "river that runneth to Ahava" may suggest— I. THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SEASONS FOR REELECTION . 1. The halt furnished Ezra with such a season. 2. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-31

DETAILS OF EZRA 'S JOURNEY FROM BABYLON TO JERUSALEM ( Ezra 8:15-31 ). We gather from scattered statements in this passage— 1. That Ezra, with his companions, after a journey of nine days' duration, reached Ahava from Babylon on the ninth day of the first month; 2. That he rested three days at Ahava, and proclaimed a fast; 3. That he was there joined by a small number of Levites and a considerable body of Nethinims from the immediate neighbourhood; 4. That,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:15

Ahava was both a town and a river Ezra 8:21. The modern name of the place is Hit. It is famous for its bitumen springs, and is situated on the Euphrates, at a distance of about 80 miles from Babylon, toward the northwest.None of the sons of Levi - The Levites appear to have been disinclined to return to Jerusalem (see Ezra 3:8 note). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 8:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:15

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