Ezra 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 10
Chapter Summary
1 The number that return of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 42 of the Nethinims, 55 of Solomon's servants, 62 of the priests which could not show their pedigree.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Leader with whom the exiles of the province went up out of captivity to Jerusalem and Judah
Priestly leader heading the list of those who returned with Zerubbabel
Named among the chief men who came up out of the captivity with Zerubbabel
One of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua
Listed among the principal men who journeyed back from exile with Zerubbabel
A returning leader and head of a large family numbered among the exiles
Timeline
A detailed census is taken of the families, priests, Levites, singers, porters, temple-slaves, and animals that returned to Judah and Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity under the leadership of Zerubbabel.
Ezra 2:1-67Upon arriving at the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, heads of the fathers offer freely for the temple treasury, contributing gold, silver, and priestly garments.
Ezra 2:68-70Read Ezra 2 in the KJ3 Reader
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