Battle of Jericho - Bible Story and Jericho's Significance
Joel Ryan
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Ezra 2:40
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40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74 *.Ezra 2:40 Study Resources
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 ) .
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 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Ezra 2:40 In-Context
38
the sons of Pashhur, 1,247 ;
39
the sons of Harim, 1,017 .
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The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74 .
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The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128 .
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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 .
Footnotes 1
- [a] In Ezra 3:9, "Judah;" in Neh 7:43, "Hodevah"
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