Ezra 2:1 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹ Now these are the children ^H1121 of the province ^H4082 that went up ^H5927 out of the captivity, ^H7628 of those which had been carried away, ^H1473 whom Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 had carried away ^H1540 unto Babylon, ^H894 and came again ^H7725 unto Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah, ^H3063 every one ^H376 unto his city; ^H5892

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Nehemiah 7:6-73 STRONG

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These are the children ^H1121 of the province, ^H4082 that went up ^H5927 out of the captivity, ^H7628 of those that had been carried away, ^H1473 whom Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 had carried away, ^H1540 and came again ^H7725 to Jerusalem ^H3389 and to Judah, ^H3063 every one ^H376 unto his city; ^H5892 Who came ^H935 with Zerubbabel, ^H2216 Jeshua, ^H3442 Nehemiah, ^H5166 Azariah, ^H5838 Raamiah, ^H7485 Nahamani, ^H5167 Mordecai, ^H4782 Bilshan, ^H1114 Mispereth, ^H4559 Bigvai, ^H902 Nehum, ^H5149 Baanah. ^H1196 The number, ^H4557 I say, of the men ^H582 of the people ^H5971 of Israel ^H3478 was this; The children ^H1121 of Parosh, ^H6551 two ^H8147 thousand ^H505 an hundred ^H3967 seventy ^H7657 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of Shephatiah, ^H8203 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 seventy ^H7657 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of Arah, ^H733 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 fifty ^H2572 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of Pahathmoab, ^H6355 of the children ^H1121 of Jeshua ^H3442 and Joab, ^H3097 two thousand ^H505 and eight ^H8083 hundred ^H3967 and eighteen. ^H8083 ^H6240 The children ^H1121 of Elam, ^H5867 a thousand ^H505 two hundred ^H3967 fifty ^H2572 and four. ^H702 The children ^H1121 of Zattu, ^H2240 eight ^H8083 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five. ^H2568 The children ^H1121 of Zaccai, ^H2140 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 and threescore. ^H8346 The children ^H1121 of Binnui, ^H1131 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and eight. ^H8083 The children ^H1121 of Bebai, ^H893 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and eight. ^H8083 The children ^H1121 of Azgad, ^H5803 two ^H8147 thousand ^H505 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of Adonikam, ^H140 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 threescore ^H8346 and seven. ^H7651 The children ^H1121 of Bigvai, ^H902 two thousand ^H505 threescore ^H8346 and seven. ^H7651 The children ^H1121 of Adin, ^H5720 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 fifty ^H2572 and five. ^H2568 The children ^H1121 of Ater ^H333 of Hezekiah, ^H2396 ninety ^H8673 and eight. ^H8083 The children ^H1121 of Hashum, ^H2828 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and eight. ^H8083 The children ^H1121 of Bezai, ^H1209 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and four. ^H702 The children ^H1121 of Hariph, ^H2756 an hundred ^H3967 and twelve. ^H8147 ^H6240 The children ^H1121 of Gibeon, ^H1391 ninety ^H8673 and five. ^H2568 The men ^H582 of Bethlehem ^H1035 and Netophah, ^H5199 an hundred ^H3967 fourscore ^H8084 and eight. ^H8083 The men ^H582 of Anathoth, ^H6068 an hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and eight. ^H8083 The men ^H582 of Bethazmaveth, ^H1041 forty ^H705 and two. ^H8147 The men ^H582 of Kirjathjearim, ^H7157 Chephirah, ^H3716 and Beeroth, ^H881 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and three. ^H7969 The men ^H582 of Ramah ^H7414 and Geba, ^H1387 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and one. ^H259 The men ^H582 of Michmas, ^H4363 an hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 and two. ^H8147 The men ^H582 of Bethel ^H1008 and Ai, ^H5857 an hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and three. ^H7969 The men ^H582 of the other ^H312 Nebo, ^H5015 fifty ^H2572 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of the other ^H312 Elam, ^H5867 a thousand ^H505 two hundred ^H3967 fifty ^H2572 and four. ^H702 The children ^H1121 of Harim, ^H2766 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 and twenty. ^H6242 The children ^H1121 of Jericho, ^H3405 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five. ^H2568 The children ^H1121 of Lod, ^H3850 Hadid, ^H2307 and Ono, ^H207 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and one. ^H259 The children ^H1121 of Senaah, ^H5570 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 nine ^H8672 hundred ^H3967 and thirty. ^H7970 The priests: ^H3548 the children ^H1121 of Jedaiah, ^H3048 of the house ^H1004 of Jeshua, ^H3442 nine ^H8672 hundred ^H3967 seventy ^H7657 and three. ^H7969 The children ^H1121 of Immer, ^H564 a thousand ^H505 fifty ^H2572 and two. ^H8147 The children ^H1121 of Pashur, ^H6583 a thousand ^H505 two hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and seven. ^H7651 The children ^H1121 of Harim, ^H2766 a thousand ^H505 and seventeen. ^H7651 ^H6240 The Levites: ^H3881 the children ^H1121 of Jeshua, ^H3442 of Kadmiel, ^H6934 and of the children ^H1121 of Hodevah, ^H1937 seventy ^H7657 and four. ^H702 The singers: ^H7891 the children ^H1121 of Asaph, ^H623 an hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and eight. ^H8083 The porters: ^H7778 the children ^H1121 of Shallum, ^H7967 the children ^H1121 of Ater, ^H333 the children ^H1121 of Talmon, ^H2929 the children ^H1121 of Akkub, ^H6126 the children ^H1121 of Hatita, ^H2410 the children ^H1121 of Shobai, ^H7630 an hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and eight. ^H8083 The Nethinims: ^H5411 the children ^H1121 of Ziha, ^H6727 the children ^H1121 of Hashupha, ^H2817 the children ^H1121 of Tabbaoth, ^H2884 The children ^H1121 of Keros, ^H7026 the children ^H1121 of Sia, ^H5517 the children ^H1121 of Padon, ^H6303 The children ^H1121 of Lebana, ^H3838 the children ^H1121 of Hagaba, ^H2286 the children ^H1121 of Shalmai, ^H8014 The children ^H1121 of Hanan, ^H2605 the children ^H1121 of Giddel, ^H1435 the children ^H1121 of Gahar, ^H1515 The children ^H1121 of Reaiah, ^H7211 the children ^H1121 of Rezin, ^H7526 the children ^H1121 of Nekoda, ^H5353 The children ^H1121 of Gazzam, ^H1502 the children ^H1121 of Uzza, ^H5798 the children ^H1121 of Phaseah, ^H6454 The children ^H1121 of Besai, ^H1153 the children ^H1121 of Meunim, ^H4586 the children ^H1121 of Nephishesim, ^H5300 ^H5304 The children ^H1121 of Bakbuk, ^H1227 the children ^H1121 of Hakupha, ^H2709 the children ^H1121 of Harhur, ^H2744 The children ^H1121 of Bazlith, ^H1213 the children ^H1121 of Mehida, ^H4240 the children ^H1121 of Harsha, ^H2797 The children ^H1121 of Barkos, ^H1302 the children ^H1121 of Sisera, ^H5516 the children ^H1121 of Tamah, ^H8547 The children ^H1121 of Neziah, ^H5335 the children ^H1121 of Hatipha. ^H2412 The children ^H1121 of Solomon's ^H8010 servants: ^H5650 the children ^H1121 of Sotai, ^H5479 the children ^H1121 of Sophereth, ^H5618 the children ^H1121 of Perida, ^H6514 The children ^H1121 of Jaala, ^H3279 the children ^H1121 of Darkon, ^H1874 the children ^H1121 of Giddel, ^H1435 The children ^H1121 of Shephatiah, ^H8203 the children ^H1121 of Hattil, ^H2411 the children ^H1121 of Pochereth of Zebaim, ^H6380 the children ^H1121 of Amon. ^H526 All the Nethinims, ^H5411 and the children ^H1121 of Solomon's ^H8010 servants, ^H5650 were three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 ninety ^H8673 and two. ^H8147 And these were they which went up ^H5927 also from Telmelah, ^H8528 Telharesha, ^H8521 Cherub, ^H3743 Addon, ^H114 and Immer: ^H564 but they could ^H3201 not shew ^H5046 their father's ^H1 house, ^H1004 nor their seed, ^H2233 whether they were of Israel. ^H3478 The children ^H1121 of Delaiah, ^H1806 the children ^H1121 of Tobiah, ^H2900 the children ^H1121 of Nekoda, ^H5353 six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and two. ^H8147 And of the priests: ^H3548 the children ^H1121 of Habaiah, ^H2252 the children ^H1121 of Koz, ^H6976 the children ^H1121 of Barzillai, ^H1271 which took ^H3947 one of the daughters ^H1323 of Barzillai ^H1271 the Gileadite ^H1569 to wife, ^H802 and was called ^H7121 after their name. ^H8034 These sought ^H1245 their register ^H3791 among those that were reckoned by genealogy, ^H3187 but it was not found: ^H4672 therefore were they, as polluted, ^H1351 put from the priesthood. ^H3550 And the Tirshatha ^H8660 said ^H559 unto them, that they should not eat ^H398 of the most ^H6944 holy things, ^H6944 till there stood ^H5975 up a priest ^H3548 with Urim ^H224 and Thummim. ^H8550 The whole congregation ^H6951 together ^H259 was forty ^H702 ^H7239 and two thousand ^H505 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 and threescore, ^H8346 Beside their manservants ^H5650 and their maidservants, ^H519 of whom there were seven ^H7651 thousand ^H505 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and seven: ^H7651 and they had two hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five ^H2568 singing men ^H7891 and singing women. ^H7891 Their horses, ^H5483 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and six: ^H8337 their mules, ^H6505 two hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five: ^H2568 Their camels, ^H1581 four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and five: ^H2568 six ^H8337 thousand ^H505 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 asses. ^H2543 And some of ^H7117 the chief ^H7218 of the fathers ^H1 gave ^H5414 unto the work. ^H4399 The Tirshatha ^H8660 gave ^H5414 to the treasure ^H214 a thousand ^H505 drams ^H1871 of gold, ^H2091 fifty ^H2572 basons, ^H4219 five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 priests' ^H3548 garments. ^H3801 And some of the chief ^H7218 of the fathers ^H1 gave ^H5414 to the treasure ^H214 of the work ^H4399 twenty ^H8147 thousand ^H7239 drams ^H1871 of gold, ^H2091 and two thousand ^H505 and two hundred ^H3967 pound ^H4488 of silver. ^H3701 And that which the rest ^H7611 of the people ^H5971 gave ^H5414 was twenty ^H8147 thousand ^H7239 drams ^H1871 of gold, ^H2091 and two thousand ^H505 pound ^H4488 of silver, ^H3701 and threescore ^H8346 and seven ^H7651 priests' ^H3548 garments. ^H3801 So the priests, ^H3548 and the Levites, ^H3881 and the porters, ^H7778 and the singers, ^H7891 and some of the people, ^H5971 and the Nethinims, ^H5411 and all Israel, ^H3478 dwelt ^H3427 in their cities; ^H5892 and when the seventh ^H7637 month ^H2320 came, ^H5060 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 were in their cities. ^H5892

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Now the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that were left ^H7604 in the city, ^H5892 and the fugitives ^H5307 that fell away ^H5307 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 with the remnant ^H3499 of the multitude, ^H1995 did Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carry away. ^H1540

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And he carried away ^H1540 all Jerusalem, ^H3389 and all the princes, ^H8269 and all the mighty men ^H1368 of valour, ^H2428 even ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 captives, ^H1540 and all the craftsmen ^H2796 and smiths: ^H4525 none remained, ^H7604 save ^H2108 the poorest sort ^H1803 of the people ^H5971 of the land. ^H776 And he carried away ^H1540 Jehoiachin ^H3078 to Babylon, ^H894 and the king's ^H4428 mother, ^H517 and the king's ^H4428 wives, ^H802 and his officers, ^H5631 and the mighty ^H352 ^H193 of the land, ^H776 those carried ^H3212 he into captivity ^H1473 from Jerusalem ^H3389 to Babylon. ^H894 And all the men ^H582 of might, ^H2428 even seven ^H7651 thousand, ^H505 and craftsmen ^H2796 and smiths ^H4525 a thousand, ^H505 all that were strong ^H1368 and apt ^H6213 for war, ^H4421 even them the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 brought ^H935 captive ^H1473 to Babylon. ^H894

Jeremiah 52:1-34 STRONG

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Zedekiah ^H6667 was one ^H259 and twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 ^H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Hamutal ^H2537 the daughter ^H1323 of Jeremiah ^H3414 of Libnah. ^H3841 And he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 according to all that Jehoiakim ^H3079 had done. ^H6213 For through ^H5921 the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 it came to pass in Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah, ^H3063 till he had cast them out ^H7993 from his presence, ^H6440 that Zedekiah ^H6667 rebelled ^H4775 against the king ^H4428 of Babylon. ^H894 And it came to pass in the ninth ^H8671 year ^H8141 of his reign, ^H4427 in the tenth ^H6224 month, ^H2320 in the tenth ^H6218 day of the month, ^H2320 that Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came, ^H935 he and all his army, ^H2428 against Jerusalem, ^H3389 and pitched ^H2583 against it, and built ^H1129 forts ^H1785 against it round about. ^H5439 So ^H935 the city ^H5892 was besieged ^H4692 unto the eleventh ^H6249 ^H6240 year ^H8141 of king ^H4428 Zedekiah. ^H6667 And in the fourth ^H7243 month, ^H2320 in the ninth ^H8672 day of the month, ^H2320 the famine ^H7458 was sore ^H2388 in the city, ^H5892 so that there was no bread ^H3899 for the people ^H5971 of the land. ^H776 Then the city ^H5892 was broken up, ^H1234 and all the men ^H582 of war ^H4421 fled, ^H1272 and went forth ^H3318 out of the city ^H5892 by night ^H3915 by the way ^H1870 of the gate ^H8179 between the two walls, ^H2346 which was by the king's ^H4428 garden; ^H1588 (now the Chaldeans ^H3778 were by the city ^H5892 round about:) ^H5439 and they went ^H3212 by the way ^H1870 of the plain. ^H6160 But the army ^H2428 of the Chaldeans ^H3778 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 the king, ^H4428 and overtook ^H5381 Zedekiah ^H6667 in the plains ^H6160 of Jericho; ^H3405 and all his army ^H2428 was scattered ^H6327 from him. Then they took ^H8610 the king, ^H4428 and carried him up ^H5927 unto the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath; ^H2574 where he gave ^H1696 judgment ^H4941 upon him. And the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slew ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 before his eyes: ^H5869 he slew ^H7819 also all the princes ^H8269 of Judah ^H3063 in Riblah. ^H7247 Then he put out ^H5786 the eyes ^H5869 of Zedekiah; ^H6667 and the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 bound ^H631 him in chains, ^H5178 and carried ^H935 him to Babylon, ^H894 and put ^H5414 him in prison ^H1004 ^H6486 till the day ^H3117 of his death. ^H4194 Now in the fifth ^H2549 month, ^H2320 in the tenth ^H6218 day of the month, ^H2320 which was the nineteenth ^H8672 ^H6240 ^H8141 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 came ^H935 Nebuzaradan, ^H5018 captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 which served ^H5975 ^H6440 the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 into Jerusalem, ^H3389 And burned ^H8313 the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the king's ^H4428 house; ^H1004 and all the houses ^H1004 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 and all the houses ^H1004 of the great ^H1419 men, burned ^H8313 he with fire: ^H784 And all the army ^H2428 of the Chaldeans, ^H3778 that were with the captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 brake down ^H5422 all the walls ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 round about. ^H5439 Then Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carried away captive ^H1540 certain of the poor ^H1803 of the people, ^H5971 and the residue ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that remained ^H7604 in the city, ^H5892 and those that fell away, ^H5307 that fell ^H5307 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 and the rest ^H3499 of the multitude. ^H527 But Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 left ^H7604 certain of the poor ^H1803 of the land ^H776 for vinedressers ^H3755 and for husbandmen. ^H3009 Also the pillars ^H5982 of brass ^H5178 that were in the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the bases, ^H4350 and the brasen ^H5178 sea ^H3220 that was in the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 the Chaldeans ^H3778 brake, ^H7665 and carried ^H5375 all the brass ^H5178 of them to Babylon. ^H894 The caldrons ^H5518 also, and the shovels, ^H3257 and the snuffers, ^H4212 and the bowls, ^H4219 and the spoons, ^H3709 and all the vessels ^H3627 of brass ^H5178 wherewith they ministered, ^H8334 took they away. ^H3947 And the basons, ^H5592 and the firepans, ^H4289 and the bowls, ^H4219 and the caldrons, ^H5518 and the candlesticks, ^H4501 and the spoons, ^H3709 and the cups; ^H4518 that which was of gold ^H2091 in gold, ^H2091 and that which was of silver ^H3701 in silver, ^H3701 took ^H3947 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 away. ^H3947 The two ^H8147 pillars, ^H5982 one ^H259 sea, ^H3220 and twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 brasen ^H5178 bulls ^H1241 that were under the bases, ^H4350 which king ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD: ^H3068 the brass ^H5178 of all these vessels ^H3627 was without weight. ^H4948 And concerning the pillars, ^H5982 the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 pillar ^H5982 was eighteen ^H8083 ^H6240 cubits; ^H520 and a fillet ^H2339 of twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 cubits ^H520 did compass ^H5437 it; and the thickness ^H5672 thereof was four ^H702 fingers: ^H676 it was hollow. ^H5014 And a chapiter ^H3805 of brass ^H5178 was upon it; and the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 chapiter ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits, ^H520 with network ^H7639 and pomegranates ^H7416 upon the chapiters ^H3805 round about, ^H5439 all of brass. ^H5178 The second ^H8145 pillar ^H5982 also and the pomegranates ^H7416 were like unto these. And there were ninety ^H8673 and six ^H8337 pomegranates ^H7416 on a side; ^H7307 and all the pomegranates ^H7416 upon the network ^H7639 were an hundred ^H3967 round about. ^H5439 And the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 Seraiah ^H8304 the chief ^H7218 priest, ^H3548 and Zephaniah ^H6846 the second ^H4932 priest, ^H3548 and the three ^H7969 keepers ^H8104 of the door: ^H5592 He took ^H3947 also out of the city ^H5892 an ^H259 eunuch, ^H5631 which had the charge ^H6496 of the men ^H582 of war; ^H4421 and seven ^H7651 men ^H582 of them that were near ^H7200 the king's ^H4428 person, ^H6440 which were found ^H4672 in the city; ^H5892 and the principal ^H8269 scribe ^H5608 of the host, ^H6635 who mustered ^H6633 the people ^H5971 of the land; ^H776 and threescore ^H8346 men ^H376 of the people ^H5971 of the land, ^H776 that were found ^H4672 in the midst ^H8432 of the city. ^H5892 So Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 them, and brought ^H3212 them to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah. ^H7247 And the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 smote ^H5221 them, and put them to death ^H4191 in Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H127 of Hamath. ^H2574 Thus Judah ^H3063 was carried away captive ^H1540 out of his own land. ^H776 This is the people ^H5971 whom Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 carried away captive: ^H1540 in the seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 Jews ^H3064 and three ^H7969 and twenty: ^H6242 In the eighteenth ^H8083 ^H6240 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 he carried away captive ^H1540 from Jerusalem ^H3389 eight ^H8083 hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and two ^H8147 persons: ^H5315 In the three ^H7969 and twentieth ^H6242 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carried away captive ^H1540 of the Jews ^H3064 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five ^H2568 persons: ^H5315 all the persons ^H5315 were four ^H702 thousand ^H505 and six ^H8337 hundred. ^H3967 And it came to pass in the seven ^H7651 and thirtieth ^H7970 year ^H8141 of the captivity ^H1546 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 in the twelfth ^H8147 ^H6240 month, ^H2320 in the five ^H2568 and twentieth ^H6242 day of the month, ^H2320 that Evilmerodach ^H192 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 in the first year ^H8141 of his reign ^H4438 lifted up ^H5375 the head ^H7218 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 and brought him forth ^H3318 out of prison, ^H1004 ^H3628 And spake ^H1696 kindly ^H2896 unto him, and set ^H5414 his throne ^H3678 above ^H4605 the throne ^H3678 of the kings ^H4428 that were with him in Babylon, ^H894 And changed ^H8138 his prison ^H3608 garments: ^H899 and he did continually ^H8548 eat ^H398 bread ^H3899 before ^H6440 him all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416 And for his diet, ^H737 there was a continual ^H8548 diet ^H737 given ^H5414 him of the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 every ^H3117 day ^H3117 a portion ^H1697 until the day ^H3117 of his death, ^H4194 all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

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And ^G1161 when the governor ^G2232 had read ^G314 the letter, ^G2532 he asked ^G1905 of ^G1537 what ^G4169 province ^G1885 he was. ^G2076 And ^G2532 when he understood ^G4441 that ^G3754 he was of ^G575 Cilicia; ^G2791

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And the coast ^H2256 shall be for the remnant ^H7611 of the house ^H1004 of Judah; ^H3063 they shall feed ^H7462 thereupon: in the houses ^H1004 of Ashkelon ^H831 shall they lie down ^H7257 in the evening: ^H6153 for the LORD ^H3068 their God ^H430 shall visit ^H6485 them, and turn away ^H7725 their captivity. ^H7622 ^H7622

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The punishment of thine iniquity ^H5771 is accomplished, ^H8552 O daughter ^H1323 of Zion; ^H6726 he will no more ^H3254 carry thee away into captivity: ^H1540 he will visit ^H6485 thine iniquity, ^H5771 O daughter ^H1323 of Edom; ^H123 he will discover ^H1540 thy sins. ^H2403

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Her adversaries ^H6862 are the chief, ^H7218 her enemies ^H341 prosper; ^H7951 for the LORD ^H3068 hath afflicted ^H3013 her for the multitude ^H7230 of her transgressions: ^H6588 her children ^H5768 are gone ^H1980 into captivity ^H7628 before ^H6440 the enemy. ^H6862

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Judah ^H3063 is gone into captivity ^H1540 because of affliction, ^H6040 and because of great ^H7230 servitude: ^H5656 she dwelleth ^H3427 among the heathen, ^H1471 she findeth ^H4672 no rest: ^H4494 all her persecutors ^H7291 overtook ^H5381 her between the straits. ^H4712

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Then the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 took ^H3947 Jehoahaz ^H3059 the son ^H1121 of Josiah, ^H2977 and made him king ^H4427 in his father's ^H1 stead in Jerusalem. ^H3389 Jehoahaz ^H3099 was twenty ^H6242 and three ^H7969 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 three ^H7969 months ^H2320 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 put him down ^H5493 at Jerusalem, ^H3389 and condemned ^H6064 the land ^H776 in an hundred ^H3967 talents ^H3603 of silver ^H3701 and a talent ^H3603 of gold. ^H2091 And the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 made Eliakim ^H471 his brother ^H251 king ^H4427 over Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem, ^H3389 and turned ^H5437 his name ^H8034 to Jehoiakim. ^H3079 And Necho ^H5224 took ^H3947 Jehoahaz ^H3099 his brother, ^H251 and carried ^H935 him to Egypt. ^H4714 Jehoiakim ^H3079 was twenty ^H6242 and five ^H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 ^H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem: ^H3389 and he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 his God. ^H430 Against him came up ^H5927 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 and bound ^H631 him in fetters, ^H5178 to carry ^H3212 him to Babylon. ^H894 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 also carried ^H935 of the vessels ^H3627 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 to Babylon, ^H894 and put ^H5414 them in his temple ^H1964 at Babylon. ^H894 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoiakim, ^H3079 and his abominations ^H8441 which he did, ^H6213 and that which was found ^H4672 in him, behold, they are written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 and Judah: ^H3063 and Jehoiachin ^H3078 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead. Jehoiachin ^H3078 was eight ^H8083 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 three ^H7969 months ^H2320 and ten ^H6235 days ^H3117 in Jerusalem: ^H3389 and he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD. ^H3068 And when the year ^H8141 was expired, ^H8666 king ^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 sent, ^H7971 and brought ^H935 him to Babylon, ^H894 with the goodly ^H2532 vessels ^H3627 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and made Zedekiah ^H6667 his brother ^H251 king ^H4427 over Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem. ^H3389 Zedekiah ^H6667 was one ^H259 and twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 ^H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 his God, ^H430 and humbled ^H3665 not himself before ^H6440 Jeremiah ^H3414 the prophet ^H5030 speaking from the mouth ^H6310 of the LORD. ^H3068 And he also rebelled ^H4775 against king ^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar, ^H5019 who had made him swear ^H7650 by God: ^H430 but he stiffened ^H7185 his neck, ^H6203 and hardened ^H553 his heart ^H3824 from turning ^H7725 unto the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel. ^H3478 Moreover all the chief ^H8269 of the priests, ^H3548 and the people, ^H5971 transgressed ^H4603 very ^H4604 much ^H7235 after all the abominations ^H8441 of the heathen; ^H1471 and polluted ^H2930 the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 which he had hallowed ^H6942 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of their fathers ^H1 sent ^H7971 to them by ^H3027 his messengers, ^H4397 rising up betimes, ^H7925 and sending; ^H7971 because he had compassion ^H2550 on his people, ^H5971 and on his dwelling place: ^H4583 But they mocked ^H3931 the messengers ^H4397 of God, ^H430 and despised ^H959 his words, ^H1697 and misused ^H8591 his prophets, ^H5030 until the wrath ^H2534 of the LORD ^H3068 arose ^H5927 against his people, ^H5971 till there was no remedy. ^H4832 Therefore he brought ^H5927 upon them the king ^H4428 of the Chaldees, ^H3778 who slew ^H2026 their young men ^H970 with the sword ^H2719 in the house ^H1004 of their sanctuary, ^H4720 and had no compassion ^H2550 upon young man ^H970 or maiden, ^H1330 old man, ^H2205 or him that stooped for age: ^H3486 he gave ^H5414 them all into his hand. ^H3027 And all the vessels ^H3627 of the house ^H1004 of God, ^H430 great ^H1419 and small, ^H6996 and the treasures ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the treasures ^H214 of the king, ^H4428 and of his princes; ^H8269 all these he brought ^H935 to Babylon. ^H894 And they burnt ^H8313 the house ^H1004 of God, ^H430 and brake down ^H5422 the wall ^H2346 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 and burnt ^H8313 all the palaces ^H759 thereof with fire, ^H784 and destroyed ^H7843 all the goodly ^H4261 vessels ^H3627 thereof. And them that had escaped ^H7611 from the sword ^H2719 carried he away ^H1540 to Babylon; ^H894 where they were servants ^H5650 to him and his sons ^H1121 until the reign ^H4427 of the kingdom ^H4438 of Persia: ^H6539 To fulfil ^H4390 the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 by the mouth ^H6310 of Jeremiah, ^H3414 until the land ^H776 had enjoyed ^H7521 her sabbaths: ^H7676 for as long as ^H3117 she lay desolate ^H8074 she kept sabbath, ^H7673 to fulfil ^H4390 threescore and ten ^H7657 years. ^H8141 Now in the first ^H259 year ^H8141 of Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 that the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 spoken by the mouth ^H6310 of Jeremiah ^H3414 might be accomplished, ^H3615 the LORD ^H3068 stirred up ^H5782 the spirit ^H7307 of Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 that he made a proclamation ^H5674 ^H6963 throughout all his kingdom, ^H4438 and put it also in writing, ^H4385 saying, ^H559 Thus saith ^H559 Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 All the kingdoms ^H4467 of the earth ^H776 hath the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of heaven ^H8064 given ^H5414 me; and he hath charged ^H6485 me to build ^H1129 him an house ^H1004 in Jerusalem, ^H3389 which is in Judah. ^H3063 Who is there among you of all his people? ^H5971 The LORD ^H3068 his God ^H430 be with him, and let him go up. ^H5927

Jeremiah 39:1-18 STRONG

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In the ninth ^H8671 year ^H8141 of Zedekiah ^H6667 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 in the tenth ^H6224 month, ^H2320 came ^H935 Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 and all his army ^H2428 against Jerusalem, ^H3389 and they besieged ^H6696 it. And in the eleventh ^H6249 ^H6240 year ^H8141 of Zedekiah, ^H6667 in the fourth ^H7243 month, ^H2320 the ninth ^H8672 day of the month, ^H2320 the city ^H5892 was broken up. ^H1234 And all the princes ^H8269 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came in, ^H935 and sat ^H3427 in the middle ^H8432 gate, ^H8179 even Nergalsharezer, ^H5371 Samgarnebo, ^H5562 Sarsechim, ^H8310 Rabsaris, ^H7249 Nergalsharezer, ^H5371 Rabmag, ^H7248 with all the residue ^H7611 of the princes ^H8269 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon. ^H894 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah ^H6667 the king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 saw ^H7200 them, and all the men ^H582 of war, ^H4421 then they fled, ^H1272 and went forth ^H3318 out of the city ^H5892 by night, ^H3915 by the way ^H1870 of the king's ^H4428 garden, ^H1588 by the gate ^H8179 betwixt the two walls: ^H2346 and he went out ^H3318 the way ^H1870 of the plain. ^H6160 But the Chaldeans' ^H3778 army ^H2428 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 them, and overtook ^H5381 Zedekiah ^H6667 in the plains ^H6160 of Jericho: ^H3405 and when they had taken ^H3947 him, they brought him up ^H5927 to Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath, ^H2574 where he gave ^H1696 judgment ^H4941 upon him. Then the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slew ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 in Riblah ^H7247 before his eyes: ^H5869 also the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slew ^H7819 all the nobles ^H2715 of Judah. ^H3063 Moreover he put out ^H5786 Zedekiah's ^H6667 eyes, ^H5869 and bound ^H631 him with chains, ^H5178 to carry ^H935 him to Babylon. ^H894 And the Chaldeans ^H3778 burned ^H8313 the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 and the houses ^H1004 of the people, ^H5971 with fire, ^H784 and brake down ^H5422 the walls ^H2346 of Jerusalem. ^H3389 Then Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carried away captive ^H1540 into Babylon ^H894 the remnant ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that remained ^H7604 in the city, ^H5892 and those that fell away, ^H5307 that fell ^H5307 to him, with the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that remained. ^H7604 But Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 left ^H7604 of the poor ^H1800 of the people, ^H5971 which had nothing, ^H3972 in the land ^H776 of Judah, ^H3063 and gave ^H5414 them vineyards ^H3754 and fields ^H3010 at the same time. ^H3117 Now Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 gave charge ^H6680 concerning Jeremiah ^H3414 to ^H3027 Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 saying, ^H559 Take ^H3947 him, and look well ^H5869 ^H7760 to him, and do ^H6213 him no harm; ^H3972 ^H7451 but do ^H6213 unto him even as he shall say ^H1696 unto thee. So Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 sent, ^H7971 and Nebushasban, ^H5021 Rabsaris, ^H7249 and Nergalsharezer, ^H5371 Rabmag, ^H7248 and all the king ^H4428 of Babylon's ^H894 princes; ^H7227 Even they sent, ^H7971 and took ^H3947 Jeremiah ^H3414 out of the court ^H2691 of the prison, ^H4307 and committed ^H5414 him unto Gedaliah ^H1436 the son ^H1121 of Ahikam ^H296 the son ^H1121 of Shaphan, ^H8227 that he should carry ^H3318 him home: ^H1004 so he dwelt ^H3427 among ^H8432 the people. ^H5971 Now the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto Jeremiah, ^H3414 while he was shut up ^H6113 in the court ^H2691 of the prison, ^H4307 saying, ^H559 Go ^H1980 and speak ^H559 to Ebedmelech ^H5663 the Ethiopian, ^H3569 saying, ^H559 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Behold, I will bring ^H935 my words ^H1697 upon this city ^H5892 for evil, ^H7451 and not for good; ^H2896 and they shall be accomplished in that day ^H3117 before ^H6440 thee. But I will deliver ^H5337 thee in that day, ^H3117 saith ^H5002 the LORD: ^H3068 and thou shalt not be given ^H5414 into the hand ^H3027 of the men ^H582 of whom ^H6440 thou art afraid. ^H3016 For I will surely ^H4422 deliver ^H4422 thee, and thou shalt not fall ^H5307 by the sword, ^H2719 but thy life ^H5315 shall be for a prey ^H7998 unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust ^H982 in me, saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068

Esther 8:9 STRONG

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Then were the king's ^H4428 scribes ^H5608 called ^H7121 at that time ^H6256 in the third ^H7992 month, ^H2320 that is, the month ^H2320 Sivan, ^H5510 on the three ^H7969 and twentieth ^H6242 day thereof; and it was written ^H3789 according to all that Mordecai ^H4782 commanded ^H6680 unto the Jews, ^H3064 and to the lieutenants, ^H323 and the deputies ^H6346 and rulers ^H8269 of the provinces ^H4082 which are from India ^H1912 unto Ethiopia, ^H3568 an hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and seven ^H7651 provinces, ^H4082 unto every province ^H4082 according to the writing ^H3791 thereof, and unto every people ^H5971 after their language, ^H3956 and to the Jews ^H3064 according to their writing, ^H3791 and according to their language. ^H3956

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To bring ^H935 Vashti ^H2060 the queen ^H4436 before ^H6440 the king ^H4428 with the crown ^H3804 royal, ^H4438 to shew ^H7200 the people ^H5971 and the princes ^H8269 her beauty: ^H3308 for she was fair ^H2896 to look on. ^H4758

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And the drinking ^H8360 was according to the law; ^H1881 none did compel: ^H597 for so the king ^H4428 had appointed ^H3245 to all the officers ^H7227 of his house, ^H1004 that they should do ^H6213 according to every man's ^H376 pleasure. ^H7522

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In the third ^H7969 year ^H8141 of his reign, ^H4427 he made ^H6213 a feast ^H4960 unto all his princes ^H8269 and his servants; ^H5650 the power ^H2428 of Persia ^H6539 and Media, ^H4074 the nobles ^H6579 and princes ^H8269 of the provinces, ^H4082 being before ^H6440 him:

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Now it came to pass in the days ^H3117 of Ahasuerus, ^H325 (this is Ahasuerus ^H325 which reigned, ^H4427 from India ^H1912 even unto Ethiopia, ^H3568 over an hundred ^H3967 and seven ^H7651 and twenty ^H6242 provinces:) ^H4082

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And there was found ^H7912 at Achmetha, ^H307 in the palace ^H1001 that is in the province ^H4083 of the Medes, ^H4076 a ^H2298 roll, ^H4040 and therein ^H1459 was a record ^H1799 thus ^H3652 written: ^H3790

Ezra 5:8 STRONG

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Be it known ^H1934 ^H3046 unto the king, ^H4430 that we went ^H236 into the province ^H4083 of Judea, ^H3061 to the house ^H1005 of the great ^H7229 God, ^H426 which is builded ^H1124 with great ^H1560 stones, ^H69 and timber ^H636 is laid ^H7761 in the walls, ^H3797 and this ^H1791 work ^H5673 goeth ^H5648 fast ^H629 on, and prospereth ^H6744 in their hands. ^H3028

Commentary on Ezra 2 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 2

That many returned out of Babylon upon Cyrus's proclamation we were told in the foregoing chapter; we have here a catalogue of the several families that returned (v. 1).

I. The leaders (v. 2).
II. The people (v. 3-35).
III. The priests, Levites, and retainers to the temple (v. 36-63).
IV. The sum total, with an account of their retinue (v. 64-67).
V. Their offerings to the service of the temple (v. 68-70).

Ezr 2:1-35

We may observe here,

1. That an account was kept in writing of the families that came up out of captivity, and the numbers of each family. This was done for their honour, as part of their recompence for their faith and courage, their confidence in God and their affection to their own land, and to stir up others to follow their good example. Those that honour God he will thus honour. The names of all those Israelites indeed that accept the offer of deliverance by Christ shall be found, to their honour, in a more sacred record than this, even in the Lamb's book of life. The account that was kept of the families that came up from the captivity was intended also for the benefit of posterity, that they might know from whom they descended and to whom they were allied.
2. That they are called children of the province. Judah, which had been an illustrious kingdom, to which other kingdoms had been made provinces, subject to it and dependent on it, was now itself made a province, to receive laws and commissions from the king of Persia and to be accountable to him. See how sin diminishes and debases a nation, which righteousness would exalt. But by thus being made servants (as the patriarchs by being sojourners in a country which was theirs by promise) they were reminded of the better country, that is, the heavenly (Heb. 11:16), a kingdom which cannot be moved, or changed into a province.
3. That they are said to come every one to his city, that is, the city appointed them, in which appointment an eye, no doubt, was had to their former settlement by Joshua; and to that, as near as might be, they returned: for it does not appear that any others, at least any that were able to oppose them, had possessed them in their absence.
4. That the leaders are first mentioned, v. 2. Zerubbabel and Jeshua were their Moses and Aaron, the former their chief prince, the latter their chief priest. Nehemiah and Mordecai are mentioned here; some think not the same with the famous men we afterwards meet with of those names: probably they were the same, but afterwards returned to court for the service of their country.
5. Some of these several families are named from the persons that were their ancestors, others from the places in which they had formerly resided; as with us many surnames are the proper names of persons, others of places.
6. Some little difference there is between the numbers of some of the families here and in Neh. 7, where this catalogue is repeated, which might arise from this, that some who had given in their names at first to come afterwards drew back-said, I go, Sir, but went not, which would lessen the number of the families they belonged to; others that declined, at first, afterwards repented and went, and so increased the number.
7. Here are two families that are called the children of Elam (one v. 7, another v. 31), and, which is strange, the number of both is the same, 1254.
8. The children of Adonikam, which signifies a high lord, were 666, just the number of the beast (Rev. 13:18), which is there said to be the number of a man, which, Mr. Hugh Broughton thinks, has reference to this man.
9. The children of Bethlehem (v. 21) were but 123, though it was David's city; for Bethlehem was little among the thousands of Judah, yet there must the Messiah arise, Mic. 5:2.
10. Anathoth had been a famous place in the tribe of Benjamin and yet here it numbered but 128 (v. 23), which is to be imputed to the divine curse which the men of Anathoth brought upon themselves by persecuting Jeremiah, who was of their city. Jer. 11:21, 23, There shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth. And see Isa. 10:30, O poor Anathoth! Nothing brings ruin on a people sooner than persecution.

Ezr 2:36-63

Here is an account,

I. Of the priests that returned, and they were a considerable number, about a tenth part of the whole company: for the whole were above 42,000 (v. 64), and four families of priests made up above 4200 (v. 36-39); thus was the tenth God's part-a blessed decimation. Three of the fathers of the priests here named were heads of courses, 1 Chr. 24:7, 8, 14. The fourth was Pashur, v. 38. If these were of the posterity of that Pashur that abused Jeremiah (Jer. 20:1), it is strange that so bad a man should have so good a seed, and so numerous.
II. Of the Levites. I cannot but wonder at the small number of them, for, taking in both the singers and the porters (v. 40-42), they did not make 350. Time was when the Levites were more forward to their duty than the priests (2 Chr. 29:34), but they were not so now. If one place, one family, has the reputation for pious zeal now, another may have it another time. The wind blows where it listeth, and shifts its points.
III. Of the Nethinim, who, it is supposed, were the Gibeonites, given (so their name signifies) by Joshua first (Jos. 9:27), and again by David (Ezra 8:20), when Saul had expelled them, to be employed by the Levites in the work of God's house as hewers of wood and drawers of water; and, with them, of the children of Solomon's servants, whom he gave for the like use (whether they were Jews or Gentiles does not appear) and who were here taken notice of among the retainers of the temple and numbered with the Nethinim, v. 55, 58. Note, It is an honour to belong to God's house, though in the meanest office there.
IV. Of some that were looked upon as Israelites by birth, and others as priests, and yet could not make out a clear title to the honour.
- 1. There were some that could not prove themselves Israelites (v. 59, 60), a considerable number, who presumed they were of the seed of Jacob, but could not produce their pedigrees, and yet would go up to Jerusalem, having an affection to the house and people of God. These shamed those who were true-born Israelites, and yet were not called Israelites indeed, who came out of the waters of Judah (Isa. 48:1), but had lost the relish of those waters.
- 2. There were others that could not prove themselves priests, and yet were supposed to be of the seed of Aaron. What is not preserved in black and white will, in all likelihood, be forgotten in a little time. Now we are here told,
  - (1.) How they lost their evidence. One of their ancestors married a daughter of Barzillai, that great man whom we read of in David's time; he gloried in an alliance to that honourable family, and, preferring that before the dignity of his priesthood, would have his children called after Barzillai's family, and their pedigree preserved in the registers of that house, not of the house of Aaron, and so they lost it. In Babylon there was nothing to be got by the priesthood, and therefore they cared not for being akin to it. Those who think their ministry, or their relation to ministers, a diminution or disparagement to them, forget who it was that said, I magnify my office.
  - (2.) What they lost with it. It could not be taken for granted that they were priests when they could not produce their proofs, but they were, as polluted, put from the priesthood. Now that the priests had recovered their rights, and had the altar to live upon again, they would gladly be looked upon as priests. But they had sold their birthright for the honour of being gentlemen, and therefore were justly degraded, and forbidden to eat of the most holy things. Note, Christ will be ashamed of those that are ashamed of him and his service. It was the tirshatha, or governor, that put them under this sequestration, which some understand of Zerubbabel the present governor, others of Nehemiah (who is so called, Neh. 8:9, 10:1, and who gave this order when he came some years after); but the prohibition was not absolute, it was only a suspension, till there should be a high priest with Urim and Thummin, by whom they might know God's mind in this matter. This, it seems, was expected and desired, but it does not appear that ever they were blessed with it under the second temple. They had the canon of the Old Testament complete, which was better than Urim; and, by the want of that oracle, they were taught to expect the Messiah the great Oracle, which the Urim and Thummim was but a type of. Nor does it appear that the second temple had the ark in it, either the old one or a new one. Those shadows by degrees vanished, as the substance approached; and God, by the prophet, intimates to his people that they should sustain no damage by the want of the ark, Jer. 3:16, 17. In those days, when they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord, neither shall it come to mind, for they shall do very well without it.

Ezr 2:64-70

Here is,

I. The sum total of the company that returned out of Babylon. The particular sums before mentioned amount not quite to 30,000 (29,818), so that there were above 12,000 that come out into any of those accounts, who, it is probable, were of the rest of the tribes of Israel, besides Judah and Benjamin, that could not tell of what particular family or city they were, but that they were Israelites, and of what tribe. Now,
- 1. This was more than double the number that were carried captive into Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, so that, as in Egypt, the time of their affliction was the time of their increase.
- 2. These were but few to begin a nation with, and yet, by virtue of the old promise made to their fathers, they multiplied so as before their last destruction by the Romans, about 500 years after, to be a very numerous people. When God says, "Increase and multiply,' a little one shall become a thousand.
II. Their retinue. They were themselves little better than servants, and therefore no wonder that their servants were comparatively but few (v. 65) and their beasts of burden about as many, v. 66, 67. It was not with them now as in days past. But notice is taken of 200 singing-men and women whom they had among them, who, we will suppose, were intended (as those 2 Chr. 35:25) to excite their mourning, for it was foretold that they should, upon this occasion, go weeping (Jer. 50:4), with ditties of lamentation.
III. Their oblations. It is said (v. 68, 69),
- 1. That they came to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem; and yet that house, that holy and beautiful house, was now in ruins, a heap of rubbish. But, like their father Abraham, when the altar was gone they came with devotion to the place of the altar (Gen. 13:4); and it is the character of the genuine sons of Zion that they favour even the dust thereof, Ps. 102:14.
- 2. That they offered freely towards the setting of it up in its place. That, it seems, was the first house they talked of setting up; and though they came off a journey, and were beginning the world (two chargeable things), yet they offered, and offered freely, towards the building of the temple. Let none complain of the necessary expenses of their religion, but believe that when they come to balance the account they will find that it clears the cost. Their offering was nothing in comparison with the offerings of the princes in David's time; then they offered by talents (1 Chr. 29:7), now by drams, yet these drams, being after their ability, were as acceptable to God as those talents, like the widow's two mites. The 61,000 drams of gold amount, by Cumberland's calculation, to so many pounds of our money and so many groats. Every maneh, or pound of silver, he reckons to be sixty shekels (that is, thirty ounces), which we may reckon 7l. 10s. of our money, so that this 5000 pounds of silver will be above 37,000l. of our money. It seems, God had blessed them with an increase of their wealth, as well as of their numbers, in Babylon; and, as God had prospered them, they gave cheerfully to the service of his house.
- 3. That they dwelt in their cities, v. 70. Though their cities were out of repair, yet, because they were their cities, such as God had assigned them, they were content to dwell in them, and were thankful for liberty and property, though they had little of pomp, plenty, or power. Their poverty was a bad cause, but their unity and unanimity were a good effect of it. Here was room enough for them all and all their substance, so that there was no strife among them, but perfect harmony, a blessed presage of their settlement, as their discords in the latter times of that state were of their ruin.

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Ezra 2:1 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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Acts 23:34 STRONG

Zephaniah 2:7 STRONG

Lamentations 4:22 STRONG

Lamentations 1:5 STRONG

Lamentations 1:3 STRONG

2 Chronicles 36:1-23 STRONG

Jeremiah 39:1-18 STRONG

Esther 8:9 STRONG

Esther 1:11 STRONG

Esther 1:8 STRONG

Esther 1:3 STRONG

Esther 1:1 STRONG

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