Bible Commentary

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Zaccai: Neh 7:14 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Zattu: Ezr 10:27, Neh 7:13. 845 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 7. Elam ] Some would identify with the Elam mentioned 1Ch 8:24 a Benjamite. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 7. Children of Elam Whether Elam is here the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:7”

The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 6. The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab ] Pahath = ruler of. We must suppose that the founder of this family had exercised rule over some portion of the Moabite territory. We learn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:6”

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. In Neh 7:10, they were only six hundred and fifty-two. It seems seven hundred and seventy-five marched out of Babylon, or gave in their names that they would go; but some of them died, others changed their minds, others were hindered by sickness, or other casualties, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:5”

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Shephatiah: Ezr 8:8, Neh 7:9 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 3. The children of Parosh ] A strange proper name, meaning a ‘flea’. A special branch of this family, called after Shechaniah, returned with Ezra (Ezr 8:3). Members of the family are mentioned as having married ‘strange wives’ (Ezr 10:25) and as assisting in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:3”

Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 2. which came with Zerubbabel: ] Better punctuate as R.V. ‘ with Zerubbabel,’. Those referred to are the main subject of Ezr 2:1, ‘the children of the province, &c.’, and are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:2”

Now these [are] the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 1. Now these are the children of the province ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:1”

All the vessels of gold and of silver [were] five thousand and four hundred. All [these] did Sheshbazzar bring up with [them of] the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 11. All the vessels, &c., five thousand and four hundred ] It is natural to expect that the words ‘all the vessels’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 1:11”