Ezra 8:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. ”

• Ezra 8:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Punctuate as follows: Ezra 8:2 . ... of the sons of David, Hattush of the sons of Shechaniah. Ezra 8:3 . Of the sons of Pharosh, Zechariah .... Hattush, the descendant of David, was the gra...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A List of Heads of Families. It contains the names of the heads of the families who returned to Palestine with Ezra.

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• Ezra 8:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  by genealogy . a lineage.

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• Ezra 8:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. Of the sons of Shechaniah - There were three of this name; the...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Ezra 8:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Particulars of Ezra's Company 1. Them that went up] The sum of the numbers given is 1,496. Only males are mentioned, and if no women accompanied them, the absence of such doubtless increased the t...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  According to 1 Chronicles 3:22 , Huttush was a descendant of David, and grandson of Shechaniab. The difficulty of the text therefore may probably be best solved by punctuating thus: “Of the sons of...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  United Prayer for Guidance Ezra 8:1-23 The number of men who accompanied Ezra amounted to 1754, but the women and children would bring up the gross total to about 7000. The lack of Levites was...

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• Ezra 8:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In this chapter we have, first, a representative list of those who joined Ezra when he went up to Jerusalem. First in order, members of the priestly and royal houses are named (verses Ezr 8:1-2). The...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The whole number is fourteen hundred ninety and six, beside the heads of the houses themselves. A goodly company! How sweet is the gospel proclamation, when made successful to win souls unto Christ....

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• Ezra 8:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Ver. 3-14. Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh ,.... Who is so described, to distinguish him from another Shechaniah, Ezra 8:5 , Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy,...

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• Ezra 8:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. Ver. 3. Of the males an hundred and fifty ] Great account w...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  By genealogy of the males Though the males only be expressed, yet doubtless they carried the women along with them, as they did the little ones, Ezra 8:21 .

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• Ezra 8:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A LIST OF EZRA'S COMPANIONS (vv. 1-14) Those who voluntarily came to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem are recorded here, the men numbering almost 1500. Women also must have been present, but are not...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Journey of Ezra and Others. B. C. 457.       1 These are now the chief of their fathers,...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Of the sons of Pharosh, i.e. one of the sons of Pharosh; whereby he is differenced from the other Shechaniah, Ezra 8:5 . By genealogy of the males: though the males only be expressed here, a...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) A list of the heads of houses, with the number of adult males accompanying each of them, who went with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem ( Ezr...

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• Ezra 8:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ezra 8:15 . The river that runneth to Ahava, or the river of Diavam. Adiabena is a remote region, according to Boiste, in Assyria, and contiguous to Parthia: but whether the city and river of Ahav...

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• Ezra 8:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava. The assembly at Ahava I. The long journey commenced. II. An important inspection made. This halt illustrates-- 1. The need...

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• Ezra 8:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO WENT UP TO JERUSALEM WITH EZRA , AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEF MEN ( Ezra 8:1-15 ). This list is parallel with that of Ezra 2:...

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• Ezra 8:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Assembling of the Company

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• Ezra 8:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ezra 2:3 ; Nehemiah 10:14 ; Nehemiah 7:8

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• Ezra 8:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Males — Though the males only be expressed yet doubtless they carried the women along with them, as they did the little ones.

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