Ezra 8:1

1 These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

Ezra 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:1

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the
genealogy of them
Which follows from hence to the end of ( Ezra 8:14 ) ,

that went up with me from Babylon;
with Ezra the priest and scribe, the writer of this book:

in the reign of Artaxerxes the king;
that is, Darius Hystaspis, in the seventh year of his reign, see ( Ezra 7:1 Ezra 7:7 ) , though many think Artaxerxes Longimanus is meant.

Ezra 8:1 In-Context

1 These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

2 From the family of Phinehas: Gershom Family of Ithamar: Daniel Family of David: Hattush

3 Family of Shecaniah Family of Parosh: Zechariah, and with him 150 men signed up

4 Family of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and 200 men

5 Family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and 300 men