Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 7:7
And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
7. And there went up some of the children of Israel ] For “some of” compare Ezr 2:70.
some of the children of Israel ] i.e. a portion of the lay element of the Jewish community at Babylon, mainly of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, cf. Ezr 2:2 ‘the men of the people of Israel’.
The division into Priests, Levites, Singers, Porters, Nethinim, as in chap. Ezr 2:36; Ezr 2:40-43.
the Levites ] The difficulty of obtaining Levites to accompany the caravan is described in Ezr 8:15-21.
Nethinims ] R.V. Nethinim, see note on Ezr 2:43.
the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king ] i.e. 458 b.c.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
This is here related in the general, but how he procured this is particularly related hereafter.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And there went up some of the children of Israel,…. Perhaps some of the ten tribes, as well as others of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin; who, notwithstanding the edict of Cyrus, chose to remain in Babylon, and in the countries of it, until they saw how things would go in Judea; and hearing that the temple was finished, and that those that had returned had built them houses in their several cities, and prospered, thought fit to return also:
and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem; to take their places, and execute their offices in the temple now built; for of the Levites especially, some of which were singers, and others porters, and of the Nethinims, there were but few that went up with Zerubbabel: now this journey of theirs was taken
in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king; that is, of Darius Artaxerxes, and this was the year after the temple was finished: though it is thought by many learned men, and not without some show of reason, that Artaxerxes Longimanus is meant.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
7. There went up A list of the chief persons who accompanied Ezra to Jerusalem is given in Ezr 8:1-20.
Singers porters Nethinim Comp. Ezr 2:41-43, and the passages there referred to.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ezr 7:7 And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Ver. 7. And there went up some of the children of Israel ] And but some; for many chose rather to continue in the land of their captivity, though God by his prophets, and the king by his proclamation, had cried out, “Ho, ho, come forth,” &c. “Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon,” Zec 2:6-7 ; See Trapp on “ Zec 2:6 “ see Trapp on “ Zec 2:7 “
And the Nethininms
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
children = sons.
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in this verse.
Nethinims. See note on Ezr 2:43.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the children: Ezr 8:1-14
the Levites: Ezr 2:40, Ezr 2:41, Ezr 8:15-20
singers: 1Ch 6:31-48, 1Ch 25:1-8
porters: Ezr 2:42, 1Ch 9:17-27, Neh 7:45
Nethinims: Ezr 7:24, Ezr 2:43-70, Ezr 8:20, Neh 7:46-73, Neh 10:28
Artaxerxes: Ezr 7:11, Ezr 7:12, Ezr 6:14, Ezr 8:1, Neh 2:1
Reciprocal: Exo 1:1 – General 1Ch 23:5 – porters 2Ch 34:13 – porters Ezr 2:58 – Nethinims Ezr 8:17 – the Nethinims
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezr 7:7. There went up some of the children of Israel This was the second company that went up to Jerusalem, consisting of such like persons as went up at first with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and others, Ezr 2:2; Ezr 2:70. For, hearing the temple was rebuilt, and the worship of God restored, we may very well think many went along with Ezra, who had not such a strong motive to go at the first.