Ezra 8:2

2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of ¹Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, ²Hattush.

Ezra 8:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:2

Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar;
Daniel
Not Daniel the prophet, he was of the royal blood, and of the tribe of Judah; this was a priest, a descendant of Ithamar, as Gershom was of Eleazar in the line of Phinehas:

of the sons of David; Hattush;
perhaps the same with him in ( 1 Chronicles 3:22 ) , who was a descendant of David the king; these three men seem to have come alone without any of their families, at least they are not mentioned, nor their numbers given, as the rest that follow be.

Ezra 8:2 In-Context

1 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.

4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.

5 Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 24:3, 4
• 2. [1 Chronicles 3:22]