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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Ezra 2

Chapter 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;

the children

5:8 6:2 Nehemiah 7:6-73 Esther 1:1,3,8,11 8:9 Acts 23:34

whom Nebuchadnezzar

2 Kings 24:14-16 25:11 2 Chronicles 36:1-23 Jeremiah 39:1-18 52:1-34 Lamentations 1:3,5 Lamentations 4:22 Zephaniah 2:7

Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

Zerubbabel

1:11

Sheshbazzar

Nehemiah 7:7 Haggai 1:1,12,14 2:2,4,21 Zechariah 4:6-10 Matthew 1:12,13

Zorobabel

Jeshua.

3:8,9 4:3 5:2 Haggai 1:12,14 2:4 Zechariah 3:1,3,8,9

Joshua

Seraiah.

Nehemiah 7:7

Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mispereth, Nehum

Rehum.

4:8

The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

children

The word children, in this table, when prefixed to the name of a man, signifies the descendants of that person, as from ver. 3-21; and when prefixed to the name of a town, place, etc., it signifies the inhabitants of that place, as from ver. 21-25.

Parosh

8:3

Pharosh

10:25 Nehemiah 7:8

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

Shephatiah

8:8 Nehemiah 7:9

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

Arah

Nehemiah 6:18 7:10

652

Verse 6

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

Pahath-moab

8:4 10:30 Nehemiah 7:11

2,818

10:14

Joab

8:9

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Elam

31 8:7 10:26 Nehemiah 7:12

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

Zattu

10:27 Nehemiah 7:13

845

Verse 9

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

Zaccai

Nehemiah 7:14

The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

Bani

The variation of Bani, [Baniy (ynb)] and Binnui, [Binnuwy (ywnnb)] arises from the elision of, [V‚v] wav: but the LXX., have here [Banoui] as in the parallel place.

10:34 Nehemiah 7:15

Binnui

648.

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

Bebai

8:11 10:28 Nehemiah 7:16

628

Verse 12

The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

Azgad

8:12 Nehemiah 7:17

2,322

Verse 13

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

Adonikam

8:13 Nehemiah 7:18

667

Verse 14

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

Bigvai

8:14 Nehemiah 7:19

2,067

Verse 15

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

Adin

8:6 Nehemiah 7:20

655

Verse 16

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

Ater

Nehemiah 7:21

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

Bezai

Nehemiah 7:23

324

Verse 18

The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

Jorah

Nehemiah 7:24

Hariph

Verse 19

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

Hashum

10:33 Nehemiah 7:22

328

Verse 20

The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

Gibbar

Nehemiah 7:25

Gibeon

Verse 21

The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

Beth-lehem

1 Chronicles 2:50-52

The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

Netophah

2 Samuel 23:28 1 Chronicles 2:54 Nehemiah 7:26

188

Jeremiah 40:8

The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

Anathoth

Joshua 21:18 Nehemiah 7:27 Isaiah 10:30 Jeremiah 1:1 11:21

The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

Azmaveth

Nehemiah 7:28

Beth-azmaveth

Verse 25

The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

Kirjath-arim

Joshua 9:17 Nehemiah 7:29

Kirjath-jearim

Verse 26

The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

Ramah

Joshua 18:24,25 Nehemiah 7:30

The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

Michmas

1 Samuel 13:5,23 Isaiah 10:28

Michmash

Nehemiah 7:31

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

Ai

Genesis 12:8

Hai

Joshua 7:2 8:9,17 Nehemiah 7:33

133

Verse 29

The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

Nebo

This Nebo was probably the Nabau which Eusebius and Jerome place eight miles south from Hebron.

Numbers 32:3 Deuteronomy 32:49 Nehemiah 7:33 Isaiah 15:2 Jeremiah 48:1,22

The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

Magbish

i.e., congregating; crystallizing.

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Elam

7 Nehemiah 7:34

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

Harim

10:31 Nehemiah 7:35

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

Lod

1 Chronicles 8:12 Nehemiah 6:2 7:37 11:34,35

Hadid

or, Harid, as it is in some copies. Hadid is probably the Adida of Josephus, and the Maccabees, (1 Mac 12:38; 13:13,) a city situated on a hill in the plain country of Judah, and the Aditha of Eusebius, which he places near Diospolis, Lydda, or Lod.

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

Jericho

1 Kings 16:34 Nehemiah 7:36

The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

Senaah

Nehemiah 7:38

3,930

Verse 36

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

Jedaiah

1 Chronicles 9:10 24:7

Jeshua

3:9 Nehemiah 7:39

The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

Immer

10:20 1 Chronicles 24:14 Nehemiah 7:40

The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

Pashur

10:22 1 Chronicles 9:12 Nehemiah 7:41

The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

Harim

10:21 1 Chronicles 24:8 Nehemiah 7:42

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Hodaviah

3:9

Judah

Nehemiah 7:43

Hodevah

Verse 41

The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

Asaph

1 Chronicles 6:39 15:17 25:1,2 Nehemiah 7:44 11:17

The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

the porters

1 Chronicles 26:1-19 Nehemiah 7:45

138

Verse 43

The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

Nethinims

58 1 Chronicles 9:2 Nehemiah 7:46-56 10:28

Hasupha

This variation only exists in the translation, the original being written here Husupha, and in the parallel place defectively, Hasupha.

Nehemiah 7:46

Hashupha

Verse 44

The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

Siaha

Sia, [Ciy`a' ()(ys)] is merely a contraction of, [Ciy`a' ()(ys)] Siaha, by the elision of, [HÍ] hay.

Nehemiah 7:47

Sia

Verse 45

The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

Lebanah

These variations merely arise from the mutation of, [HÍ] hay, into, ['Aleph] according to the Chaldee dialect; the original, being respectively [L@bana' ()nbl)] Lebanah, [L@bana' ()nbl)] and Lebana; [Chagaba' ()bgx)] Hagabah, and [Chagaba' ()bgx)] Hagaba.

Nehemiah 7:48

Lebana, Hagaba

Verse 46

The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

Shalmai

or, Shamlai. Shamlai, of the Kethiv, is evidently a mistake for Shalmai, as the Keri and LXX. have.

The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

Paseah

Nehemiah 7:51

Phaseah

Verse 50

The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

Mehunim

Nehemiah 7:52

Meunim, Nephishesim

Verse 52

The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

Bazluth

Nehemiah 7:54

Bazlith

Verse 53

The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

Thamah

Nehemiah 7:55

Tamah

Verse 55

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

Solomon's

1 Kings 9:21

Peruda

Nehemiah 7:57

Perida

Verse 56

The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

Jaalah

Nehemiah 7:58

Jaala

Verse 57

The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

Pochereth

Nehemiah 7:59

Ami

Nehemiah 7:59

Amon

Verse 58

All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

Nethinims

7:7 Joshua 9:21,23,27 1 Chronicles 9:2 Nehemiah 3:26 7:60

Solomon's

1 Kings 9:21

And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

Tel-harsa

Nehemiah 7:61

Tel-haresha, Addon

seed. or, pedigree.

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

of Delaiah

Nehemiah 7:62

642

Verse 61

And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

the children

Nehemiah 7:63,64

Barzillai

2 Samuel 17:27 19:31-39 1 Kings 2:7

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

therefore

Leviticus 21:21-23 Numbers 3:10 16:40 18:7

were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood

Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood.

Ezekiel 44:10-14

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

Tirshatha

or, governor. The person who held this office at this time was probably Zerubbabel. The word Tirshatha is supposed to be Persian; and if, as Castel supposes, it signifies austerity, or that fear which is impressed by the authority of a governor, it may be derived from tars, "ear," or tursh, "acid, austere."

Nehemiah 7:65 8:9 10:1

should not

Leviticus 2:3,10 6:17,29 7:16 10:17,18 22:2,3,10,14-16 Numbers 18:9-11,19 Numbers 18:32

Urim

Exodus 28:30 Leviticus 8:8 Numbers 27:21 Deuteronomy 33:8 1 Samuel 28:6

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

forty

Though the sum total, both here and in Nehemiah, is equal, namely, 42,360, yet the particulars reckoned up only make 29,818 in Ezra, and 31,089 in Nehemiah; and we find that Nehemiah mentions 1,765 persons who are not in Ezra, and Ezra has 494 not mentioned in Nehemiah. This last circumstance, which seems to render all hope of reconciling them impossible, Mr. Alting thinks is the very point by which they can be reconciled; for, if we add Ezra's surplus to the sum in Nehemiah, and Nehemiah's surplus to the number in Ezra, they will both amount to 31,583; which subtracted from 42,360, leaves a deficiency of 10,777, which are not named because they did not belong to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, or to the priests, but to the other Israelitish tribes.

9:8 Nehemiah 7:66-69 Isaiah 10:20-22 Jeremiah 23:3

Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

servants

Isaiah 14:1,2

two hundred

Exodus 15:20,21 2 Samuel 19:35 Nehemiah 7:67 Psalms 68:25 148:12,13 Ecclesiastes 2:8 Jeremiah 9:17,18 Matthew 9:23

And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:

offered freely

Exodus 35:5-19,29 36:3 Numbers 7:3-89 1 Chronicles 29:5-17 Nehemiah 7:70-73 Psalms 110:3 Luke 21:1-4 2 Corinthians 8:3,12 9:7

in his place

3:3 1 Chronicles 21:18 22:1 2 Chronicles 3:1

They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

the treasure

8:25-34 1 Kings 7:51 1 Chronicles 22:14 26:20-28 Nehemiah 7:71,72

So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

6:16,17 1 Chronicles 11:2 Nehemiah 7:73 11:3-36