Ezra 2:40

40 These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the family of Hodaviah) -- 74.

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 ) .

Ezra 2:40 In-Context

38 the descendants of Pashhur -- 1,247;

39 the descendants of Harim -- 1,017.

40 These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the family of Hodaviah) -- 74.

41 These are the singers: the descendants of Asaph -- 128.

42 These are the gatekeepers of the Temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai -- 139.