Ezra 8:1-14

People Who Went with Ezra

1 Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

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

3 of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of ²Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 * males who were in the genealogical list;

4 of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him;

5 of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 * males with him;

6 and of the sons of ³Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;

7 and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;

8 and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;

9 of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 * * males with him;

10 and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 * males with him;

11 and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 * males with him;

12 and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 * males with him;

13 and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them;

14 and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them.

Ezra 8:1-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 8

In this chapter we are told who and how many went up with Ezra to Jerusalem, Ezr 8:1-14, the gathering of them together at a river, from whence he sent to Babylon for Levites to come to him, who did, Ezr 8:15-20, the proclaiming a fast for a safe and prosperous journey, Ezr 8:21-23, the delivery of the vessels and money given him into the hands of priests, to take the care and charge thereof, Ezr 8:24-30, their safe arrival at Jerusalem, where they deposited the gifts in the temple, offered sacrifices to God, and delivered the king's commissions to his lieutenants and governors, Ezr 8:31-36.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 3:22
• 2. Ezra 2:3
• 3. Ezra 2:15; Nehemiah 7:20; Nehemiah 10:16

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Zakkur"
• [b] Or "him"