Esra 2:43

43 Die Nethinim: die Söhne Zichas, die Söhne Hasuphas, die Söhne Tabbaoths,

Esra 2:43 Meaning and Commentary

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.

Esra 2:43 In-Context

41 Die Sänger: die Söhne Asaphs, hundertachtundzwanzig. -
42 Die Söhne der Torhüter: die Söhne Schallums, die Söhne Aters, die Söhne Talmons, die Söhne Akkubs, die Söhne Hatitas, die Söhne Schobais, allesamt hundertneununddreißig.
43 Die Nethinim: die Söhne Zichas, die Söhne Hasuphas, die Söhne Tabbaoths,
44 die Söhne Keros', die Söhne Siahas, die Söhne Padons,
45 die Söhne Lebanas, die Söhne Hagabas, die Söhne Akkubs,
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