Ezra 8:5

The son of Jahaziel; either his only son, or the most eminent of his sons, and therefore so called here.

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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.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sons of Shechaniah. Septuagint reads "sons of Zattu, Shechaniah".
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
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.
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 t...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The son of Janaziel. — Obviously a name is omitted. The LXX. have, “of the sons of Zattu, Shechaniah,” before Jahaziel.
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 g...
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...
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 proclamatio...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezra 7:3 .
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. Ver. 5. The son of Jahaziel ] The father is named, but not the s...
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 150...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Journey of Ezra and Others. B. C. 457. ...
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,...
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...
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 inspe...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Assembling of the Company
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

of the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 24:23 ; Ezra 8:3

⁵ Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 8:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 8:5