Ezra 8:8-18

8 And of the sons of Saphatia; Zabadias the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
9 And of the sons of Joab; Abadia the son of Jeiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
10 And of the sons of Baani; Selimuth the son of Josephia, and with him a hundred and sixty males.
11 And of the sons of Babi; Zacharias the son of Babi, and with him twenty-eight males.
12 And of the sons of Asgad; Joanan the son of Accatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.
13 And of the sons of Adonicam last, and these their names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samaea, and with them sixty males.
14 And of the sons of Baguae, Uthai, and Zabud, and with him seventy males.
15 And I gathered them to the river that comes to Evi, and we encamped there three days: and I reviewed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.
16 And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias, and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.
17 And I forwarded them to the rulers with the money of the place, and I put words in their mouth to speak to their brethren the Athinim with the money of the place, that they should bring us singers for the house of our God.
18 And they came to us, as the good hand of our God was upon us, even a man of understanding of the sons of Mooli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and at the commencement came his sons and his brethren, eighteen.

Ezra 8:8-18 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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