Ezra 2:40

40 These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, that is, of Hodaviah 74

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 ) .

Ezra 2:40 In-Context

38 of Pashhur 1,247

39 of Harim 1,017

40 These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, that is, of Hodaviah 74

41 These singers returned from exile: the descendants of Asaph 128

42 These gatekeepers returned from exile: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139