Ezra 8:6-16

6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed, the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah, the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah, the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah, the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males.
11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan, the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males.
13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai and Zabbud and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we encamped three days, and having searched among the people and the priests, I did not find there any of the sons of Levi.
16 Then I commissioned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, principals, also Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding;

Ezra 8:6-16 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.

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