2 Esdras 1:1

1 This is the second book of the prophet Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, the grandson of Azariah, and a descendant of Hilkiah, Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub, ¹

2 Esdras 1:1 In-Context

1 This is the second book of the prophet Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, the grandson of Azariah, and a descendant of Hilkiah, Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub,

2 Ahijah, Phinehas, Eli, Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth, Arna, Uzzi, Borith, Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar,

3 and Aaron, of the tribe of Levi. When I, Ezra, was a captive in Media during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia,

4 the Lord said to me,

5 "Go and remind my people and their children of the sins they have committed against me, and let them tell their grandchildren.

Cross References

• 1. 1.1-3Ezra 7.1-5;1 Esdras 8.1, 2.