Ezra 2:33-43

33 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725 * * *;

34 the men of ¹Jericho, 345 * * *;

35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630 * * *.

Priests Returning

36 ²The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973 * * *;

37 the sons of ³Immer, 1,052 * *;

38 ⁴the sons of Pashhur, 1,247 * * *;

39 the sons of ⁵Harim, 1,017 * *.

Levites Returning

40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74 *.

41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128 * *.

42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139 * *.

43 The ⁶temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

Ezra 2:33-43 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 16:34; 2 Chronicles 28:15
• 2. 1 Chronicles 24:7-18
• 3. 1 Chronicles 24:14
• 4. 1 Chronicles 9:12
• 5. 1 Chronicles 24:8
• 6. 1 Chronicles 9:2

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "sons"
• [b] In Ezra 3:9, "Judah;" in Neh 7:43, "Hodevah"