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Ezra Chapter
Two
New King James Version (NKJV)
Ezra
2:1 Now[a] these are
the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had
been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to
Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own
city.
YLT And these [are] sons of
the province who are going up -- of the captives of the removal that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed to Babylon, and they turn back to Jerusalem
and Judah, each to his city --
Now these are the children of the province
Either of the province of Babylon, as Aben Ezra, where they were either born,
or had dwelt for many years; or else rather, according to Jarchi, of the
province of Judea, as it is called, ( Ezra
5:8 ) once a flourishing kingdom, but reduced to a province of the
Babylonian monarchy, now in the hands of the Medes and Persians, of which
province they and their fathers originally were:
that went out of the captivity, of those which had been carried
away, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon;
who either in person, or in their parents, were carried captive by him, and who
were the tribes of Judah and Benjamin; and they are only mentioned, because
they were the principal that returned, though there were some of the other
tribes that also came up with them:
and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, everyone unto his city;
that he dwelt in before, or was now assigned to him by lot, see ( Nehemiah 11:1 )
Ezra
2:2 Those
who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[b] Bigvai,
Rehum,[c] and
Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
YLT who have come in with
Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,
Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah: The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Which came with Zerubbabel
The head of them, the prince of Judah; and the chief that came with him are the
ten following; Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,
Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah; the first of these, Jeshua, was Joshua the high priest,
the son of Josedech, ( Haggai 1:1 ) . Dr. Lightfoot F19
thinks that Nehemiah is the same, whose name the following book bears; and that
Mordecai is he who was uncle to Esther, so Aben Ezra; but, if so, they must
both return again; for that Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes, ( Nehemiah 1:1 ) , and that Mordecai brought up
his niece in the city of Shushan, in the times of Ahasuerus, is certain; and
this, with respect to both, is denied by others F20,
who take them to be different men of the same name; and the same writer is of
opinion that Seraiah, and who is called Azariah, ( Nehemiah 7:7 ) is the same with Ezra, who therefore must and
did return, since he went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes, ( Ezra
7:1 Ezra 7:7 Ezra
7:8 ) , as for the others, we know nothing more of them than their
names:
the number of the men of the people of Israel;
either of the principal of them before named, or of the common people, which next
follows.
FOOTNOTES:
F19 Works, vol. 1. p. 127. So Broughton, Works, p. 258.
F20 Vid. Rainold. de Libr. Apocryph. Praelect. 111, 117, 148.
Ezra
2:3 the
people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
YLT Sons of Parosh, two
thousand a hundred seventy and two.
Ezra 2:3~Ezra 2:35
Ver. 3-35. The
children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy two.
From hence, to the end of ( Ezra
2:35 ) , a list is given of the captives that returned, described by
the families they were of, their ancestors from whence they sprung, or the
towns and cities to which they originally belonged, and by their numbers;
otherwise nothing more of them is known.
Ezra
2:4 the
people of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;
YLT Sons of Shephatiah,
three hundred seventy and two.
Ezra
2:5 the
people of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;
YLT Sons of Arah, seven
hundred five and seventy.
Ezra
2:6 the people of
Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight
hundred and twelve;
YLT Sons of Pahath-Moab, of
the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Ezra
2:7 the people of
Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
YLT Sons of Elam, a thousand
two hundred fifty and four.
Ezra
2:8 the people of
Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
YLT Sons of Zattu, nine
hundred and forty and five.
Ezra
2:9 the people of
Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
YLT Sons of Zaccai, seven
hundred and sixty.
Ezra
2:10 the people of
Bani,[d] six
hundred and forty-two;
YLT Sons of Bani, six hundred
forty and two.
Ezra
2:11 the people of
Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;
YLT Sons of Bebai, six
hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
2:12 the people of
Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two;
YLT Sons of Azgad, a
thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
2:13 the people of
Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
YLT Sons of Adonikam, six
hundred sixty and six.
Ezra
2:14 the people of
Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six;
YLT Sons of Bigvai, two
thousand fifty and six.
Ezra
2:15 the people of
Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
YLT Sons of Adin, four
hundred fifty and four.
Ezra
2:16 the people of
Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
YLT Sons of Ater of
Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
Ezra
2:17 the people of
Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;
YLT Sons of Bezai, three
hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
2:18 the people of
Jorah,[e] one
hundred and twelve;
YLT Sons of Jorah, a hundred
and twelve.
Ezra
2:19 the people of
Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three;
YLT Sons of Hashum, two
hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
2:20 the people of
Gibbar,[f]
ninety-five;
YLT Sons of Gibbar, ninety
and five.
Ezra
2:21 the people of
Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;
YLT Sons of Beth-Lehem, a
hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
2:22 the
men of Netophah, fifty-six;
YLT Men of Netophah, fifty
and six.
Ezra
2:23 the
men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight;
YLT Men of Anathoth, a
hundred twenty and eight.
Ezra
2:24 the
people of Azmaveth,[g] forty-two;
YLT Sons of Azmaveth, forty
and two.
Ezra
2:25 the
people of Kirjath Arim,[h] Chephirah,
and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
YLT Sons of Kirjath-Arim,
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
Ezra
2:26 the
people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
YLT Sons of Ramah and Gaba,
six hundred twenty and one.
Ezra
2:27 the
men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two;
YLT Men of Michmas, a
hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
2:28 the
men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
YLT Men of Beth-El and Ai,
two hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
2:29 the
people of Nebo, fifty-two;
YLT Sons of Nebo, fifty and
two.
Ezra
2:30 the
people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six;
YLT Sons of Magbish, a
hundred fifty and six.
Ezra
2:31 the
people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
YLT Sons of another Elam, a
thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Ezra
2:32 the
people of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
YLT Sons of Harim, three
hundred and twenty.
Ezra
2:33 the
people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;
YLT Sons of Lod, Hadid, and
Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
Ezra
2:34 the
people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
YLT Sons of Jericho, three
hundred forty and five.
Ezra
2:35 the
people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
YLT Sons of Senaah, three
thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Ezra
2:36 The
priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and
seventy-three;
YLT The Priests: sons of
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Ezra 2:36~Ezra 2:39
Ver. 36-39. The priests
An account of them is given in this and the three following verses, and only
four families are mentioned, those of Jedaiah, Immer, Pashur, and Harim, and
the number of them amounted to 4289; these, according to the Jews, were heads
of four courses, which were all that returned from Babylon F21.
FOOTNOTES:
F21 T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 1.
Ezra
2:37 the
sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two;
YLT Sons of Imner, a
thousand fifty and two.
Ezra
2:38 the
sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven;
YLT Sons of Pashhur, a
thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Ezra
2:39 the
sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
YLT Sons of Harim, a
thousand and seventeen.
Ezra
2:40 The
Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah,[i]
seventy-four.
YLT The Levites; sons of
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
Ezra 2:40~Ezra 2:42
Ver. 40-42. The
Levites
Singers and porters, who are reckoned in this, and the two following verses,
whose numbers were no more than three hundred and forty one; whereas, in the
times of David, they were 38,000, ( 1 Chronicles 23:3 ) .
Ezra
2:41 The
singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
YLT The singers: sons of
Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.
Ezra
2:42 The
sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of
Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, one
hundred and thirty-nine in all.
YLT Sons of the gatekeepers;
sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita,
sons of Shobai, the whole [are] a hundred thirty and nine.
Ezra
2:43 The
Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
YLT The Nethinim: sons of
Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth,
Ezra 2:43~Ezra 2:58
Ver. 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 9:20 1 Kings 9:21 ) ( 2 Chronicles 2:17 ) , who, and their posterity,
became proselytes; or those sprung from men that were domestic servants of
Solomon's, and valued themselves on that account; the number of the Nethinims
and these together were three hundred ninety and two.
Ezra
2:44 the
sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha,[j] the sons
of Padon,
YLT Sons of Keros, sons of
Siaha, sons of Padon,
Ezra
2:45 the
sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
YLT Sons of Lebanah, sons of
Hagabah, sons of Akkub,
Ezra
2:46 the
sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,
YLT Sons of Hagab, sons of
Shalmai, sons of Hanan,
Ezra
2:47 the
sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
YLT Sons of Giddel, sons of
Gahar, sons of Reaiah,
Ezra
2:48 the
sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
YLT Sons of Rezin, sons of
Nekoda, sons of Gazzam,
Ezra
2:49 the
sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
YLT Sons of Uzza, sons of
Paseah, sons of Besai,
Ezra
2:50 the
sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,[k]
YLT Sons of Asnah, sons of
Mehunim, sons of Nephusim,
Ezra
2:51 the
sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
YLT Sons of Bakbuk, sons of
Hakupha, sons of Harhur,
Ezra
2:52 the
sons of Bazluth,[l] the sons
of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
YLT Sons of Bazluth, sons of
Mehida, sons of Harsha,
Ezra
2:53 the
sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
YLT Sons of Barkos, sons of
Sisera, sons of Thamah,
Ezra
2:54 the
sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha.
YLT Sons of Neziah, sons of
Hatipha.
Ezra
2:55 The
sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons
of Peruda,[m]
YLT Sons of the servants of
Solomon: sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Peruda,
Ezra
2:56 the
sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
YLT Sons of Jaalah, sons of
Darkon, sons of Giddel,
Ezra
2:57 the
sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and
the sons of Ami.[n]
YLT Sons of Shephatiah, sons
of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Ami.
Ezra
2:58 All
the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and
ninety-two.
YLT All the Nethinim, and
the sons of the servants of Solomon [are] three hundred ninety and two.
Ezra
2:59 And
these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub,
Addan,[o] and Immer;
but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy,[p] whether
they were of Israel:
YLT And these [are] those
going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not
been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they
[are] of Israel:
And these were they that went up from Telmelah, Telharsa,
&c.] Places in the land of Babylon, see ( Isaiah 37:12 ) ( Ezekiel 3:15 ) .
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 ever had any, and could not make it out, whether
their parents were Israelites or proselyted Gentiles; or they were such who had
been exposed, and taken out of the streets, and their parents unknown.
Ezra
2:60 the sons of
Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two;
YLT sons of Delaiah, sons of
Tobiah, sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
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.
Ezra
2:61 and of the sons
of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz,[q] and the
sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite,
and was called by their name.
YLT And of the sons of the
priests: sons of Habaiah, sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai (who took from the
daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is called by their name;)
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 despicable, in Babylon, he chose to take the name of his wife's family, and
pass for a descendant from that, and perhaps destroyed, or at least neglected,
to take care of the genealogy of his own family.
Ezra
2:62 These sought
their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they
were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as
defiled.
YLT these have sought their
register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they have not been
found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
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 offer sacrifice, and enjoy the
privileges belonging to that office.
Ezra
2:63 And the
governor[r] said to
them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could
consult with the Urim and Thummim.
YLT and the Tirshatha saith
to them, that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of a
priest with Urim and with Thummim.
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,
this office was the same with that of the king's commissary in a province,
delegated to carry his orders, make them known, and see them put in execution;
and that this name Tirshatha is the same with Tithraustes in Aelian F24;
but that seems to be not the title of an office, but the personal name of a man
that was a chiliarch:
that they should not eat of the most holy things;
as of the shewbread, and those parts of the sin offerings, and of the peace
offerings and meat offerings, which belonged to the priests, which the governor
forbid these to eat of, who were rejected from the priesthood:
till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim;
as yet there was not any priest that had them; they were not to be found at the
return from Babylon; the governor might hope they would be found, and a priest
appear clothed with them, when it might be inquired of the Lord by them,
whether such priests, before described, might eat of the holy things or not;
but since the Jews F25
acknowledge that these were one of the five things wanting in the second
temple; it is all one, as the Talmudists F26
express it, as if it had been said, until the dead rise, or the Messiah comes;
and who is come, the true High Priest, and with whom are the true Urim and
Thummim, lights and perfections to the highest degree, being full of grace and
truth; of the Urim and Thummim, (See Gill on Exodus 28:30).
FOOTNOTES:
F23 Ebr. Comment. p. 809.
F24 Var. Hist. l. 1. c. 21. Vid. Corn. Nep. Vit. Conon. l. 9. c.
3.
F25 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 21. 2.
F26 T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 48. 2. & Gloss. in Kiddushin, fol.
60. 2.
Ezra
2:64 The whole
assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
YLT All the assembly
together [is] four myriad two thousand three hundred sixty,
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
these are they of the other tribes, who set up the altar on its bases, and gave
money to the masons ( Ezra 3:1 Ezra
3:3 Ezra 3:7 ) , this was a much larger number than
were carried captive; see ( 2 Kings 24:14 2 Kings 24:15 ) ( Jeremiah 52:28 Jeremiah 52:29 Jeremiah 52:30 ) , but not to be compared with
the number that came out of Egypt, ( Exodus 12:37 ) . An Arabic writer F2
makes them 50,000, but wrongly.
FOOTNOTES:
F1 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 29. p. 86.
F2 Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 5. p. 82.
Ezra
2:65 besides their
male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three
hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred men and women singers.
YLT apart from their
servants and their handmaids; these [are] seven thousand three hundred thirty
and seven: and of them [are] singers and songstresses two hundred.
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 were such as
were employed in sacred service is not so clear, especially the latter, though
some conclude it from ( 1 Chronicles 25:5 1 Chronicles 25:6 ) , but rather they were such
as were employed at marriages, festivals, and funerals; though Jarchi thinks
they were employed by the returning captives, to make them cheerful as they
travelled along, (See Gill on Isaiah 55:12).
Ezra
2:66 Their horses were
seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,
YLT Their horses [are] seven
hundred thirty and six, their mules, two hundred forty and five,
Ezra 2:66~67 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six, their mules two
hundred forty and five, their camels four hundred thirty and five, [their]
asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
] 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.
FOOTNOTES:
F3 Ed. of Sixtus V. and the Lovain in James's Contrariety of
Popish Bibles, p. 295.
Ezra
2:67 their camels
four hundred and thirty-five, and their donkeys six thousand seven
hundred and twenty.
YLT their camels, four
hundred thirty and five, asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Ezra
2:68 Some
of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is
in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place:
YLT And some of the heads of
the fathers in their coming in to the house of Jehovah that [is] in Jerusalem,
have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;
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.
Ezra
2:69 According to
their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold
drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.
YLT according to their power
they have given to the treasure of the work; of gold, drams six myriads and a
thousand, and of silver, pounds five thousand, and of priests' coats, a
hundred.
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the world
threescore and one thousand drachms of gold
These "darcemons or darics" were a Persian coin; one of which,
according to Brerewood F11,
was of the value of fifteen shillings of our money, and so this quantity of
them amounted to 45,750 pounds; but according to Bishop Cumberland F12
they were of the value of twenty shillings and four pence of our money, and so
came to upwards of 61,000 pounds; these everyone, according to his ability, put
into the common stock or treasury for the work of building the temple; the
Vulgate Latin F13
reads 40,000:
and five thousand pounds of silver;
and an Hebrew "mina", or pound, being of our money seven pounds, ten
shillings, according to Brerewood {n}, amounted to 31,250 pounds: but others F15,
reckoning a drachm of gold at ten shillings, and a mina or pound of silver at
nine pounds, make the whole to amount only to 75,500 pounds of our money:
and one hundred priests' garments;
which, as they were laid up among treasures, so were necessary for the service
of the temple.
FOOTNOTES:
F11 De Pret. & Ponder. Vet. Num. ch. iii. v.
F12 Scripture Weights & Measures, ch. 4. p. 115.
F13 Sixtus V. Lovain & MSS. in James ut supra. (Contrariety of Popish
Bibles, p. 295)
F14 Ut supra, (De Pret. & Ponder. Vet. Num.) ch. iv. v.
F15 Universal History, vol. 10. p. 183, marg.
Ezra
2:70 So the priests
and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and
the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
YLT And the priests dwell,
and the Levites, and of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and
the Nethinim, in their cities; even all Israel in their cities.
So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the
singers, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities
Which were assigned to them out of the several tribes, and in which they or
their forefathers had dwelt before the captivity:
and all Israel in their cities;
as those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, so of the other ten, as many as
returned and joined those who were left in the land.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
NKJV
Footnotes:
a.
Ezra 2:1 Compare
this chapter with Nehemiah 7:6–73.
b.
Ezra 2:2 Spelled Mispereth
in Nehemiah 7:7
c.Ezra 2:2 Spelled Nehum
in Nehemiah 7:7
d.
Ezra 2:10 Spelled Binnui
in Nehemiah 7:15
e.
Ezra 2:18 Called Hariph
in Nehemiah 7:24
f.
Ezra 2:20 Called Gibeon
in Nehemiah 7:25
g.
Ezra 2:24 Called Beth
Azmaveth in Nehemiah 7:28
h.
Ezra 2:25 Called Kirjath
Jearim in Nehemiah 7:29
i.
Ezra 2:40 Spelled Hodevah
in Nehemiah 7:43
j.
Ezra 2:44 Spelled Sia
in Nehemiah 7:47
k.Ezra 2:50 Spelled Nephishesim
in Nehemiah 7:52
l.
Ezra 2:52 Spelled Bazlith
in Nehemiah 7:54
m.
Ezra 2:55 Spelled Perida
in Nehemiah 7:57
n.
Ezra 2:57 Spelled Amon
in Nehemiah 7:59
o.
Ezra 2:59 Spelled Addon
in Nehemiah 7:61
p.
Ezra 2:59
Literally seed
q.
Ezra 2:61 Or Hakkoz
r.
Ezra 2:63 Hebrew Tirshatha