Ezra 2:57-67

57 the children of Saphatia, the children of Atil, the children of Phacherath, the children of Aseboim, the children of Emei.

58 All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma three hundred and ninety-two.

59 And these they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

60 the children of Dalaea, the children of Bua, the children of Tobias, the children of Necoda, six hundred fifty-two.

61 And of the children of the priests, the children of Labeia, the children of Akkus, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughter of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by their name.

62 These sought their genealogy they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, , from the priesthood.

63 And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

64 And all the congregation together about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty;

65 besides their men-servants and maid-servants, these were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and these were two hundred singing men and singing women.

66 Their horses seven hundred thirty-six, their mules, two hundred forty-five.

67 Their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

Ezra 2:57-67 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.