Ezra 8:1-14

1 These are the heads of their fathers' clans, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Bavel during the reign of Artach'shashta the king:

2 of the descendants of Pinchas: Gershom; of the descendants of Itamar: Dani'el; of the descendants of David: Hatush;

3 of the descendants of Sh'khanyah: of the descendants of Par'osh: Z'kharyah, and with him 150 males officially registered;

4 of the descendants of Pachat-Mo'av: Ely'ho'einai the son of Z'rachyah, and with him 200 males;

5 of the descendants of Sh'khanyah: the son of Yachazi'el, and with him 300 males;

6 of the descendants of 'Adin: 'Eved the son of Yonatan, and with him 50 males;

7 of the descendants of 'Eilam: Yesha'yah the son of 'Atalyah, and with him 70 males;

8 of the descendants of Sh'fatyah: Z'vadyah the son of Mikha'el, and with him 80 males;

9 of the descendants of Yo'av: 'Ovadyah the son of Yechi'el, and with him 218 males;

10 of the descendants of Shlomit: the son of Yosifyah, and with him 160 males;

11 of the descendants of Bevai: Z'kharyah the son of Bevai, and with him 28 males;

12 of the descendants of 'Azgad: Yochanan the son of HaKatan, and with him 110 males;

13 of the descendants of Adonikam: the younger ones, whose names were Elifelet, Ye'i'el and Sh'ma'yah, and with them 60 males; and

14 of the descendants of Bigvai: 'Utai and Zakur, and with them 70 males.

Ezra 8:1-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 8

In this chapter we are told who and how many went up with Ezra to Jerusalem, Ezr 8:1-14, the gathering of them together at a river, from whence he sent to Babylon for Levites to come to him, who did, Ezr 8:15-20, the proclaiming a fast for a safe and prosperous journey, Ezr 8:21-23, the delivery of the vessels and money given him into the hands of priests, to take the care and charge thereof, Ezr 8:24-30, their safe arrival at Jerusalem, where they deposited the gifts in the temple, offered sacrifices to God, and delivered the king's commissions to his lieutenants and governors, Ezr 8:31-36.