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These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the family of Hodaviah) -- 74.
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Ezra 2:41
Ezra 2:40 Meaning and Commentary
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
) .
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Ezra 2:40 In-Context
38
the descendants of Pashhur -- 1,247;
39
the descendants of Harim -- 1,017.
40
These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the family of Hodaviah) -- 74.
41
These are the singers: the descendants of Asaph -- 128.
42
These are the gatekeepers of the Temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai -- 139.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.