Ezra 2:36

36 The priests: the 1sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.

Ezra 2:36 Meaning and Commentary

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 2:36 In-Context

34 The sons of Jericho, 345.
35 The sons of Senaah, 3,630.
36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.
37 The sons of Immer, 1,052.
38 The sons of Pashhur, 1,247.

Cross References 1

  • 1. For ver. 36-39, see 1 Chronicles 24:7-18
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