Ezr 8:1-5 - Commentary

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Text -- Ezra 8:1-5 (NET)

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The Leaders Who Returned with Ezra

8:1 These are the leaders and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 8:2 from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush 8:3 the son of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were enrolled by genealogy 150 men; 8:4 from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; 8:5 from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

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Names, People and Places:

· Artaxerxes a man who usurped the Persian throne 552-551BC (ZD74),a Persian king who must have reigned before 516BC (ZD74),King of Persia about 460-440BC (ZD74)

· Babylon a country of Babylon in lower Mesopotamia

· Babylonia a region in lower Mesopotamia where the Chaldaeans lived

· Daniel the prophet who wrote the book of Daniel,son of David and Abigail,head of clan (Ithamar Levi) who pledged to obey God's law,prophet who wrote the book of Daniel

· David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

· Eliehoenai son of Meshelemiah (Levi); forefather of returnees from exile,head of the Pahath-Moab clan group of returnees from exile; son of Zerahiah

· Gershom the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi

· Hattush son of Shemaiah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah of David,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

· Ithamar son of Aaron

· Jahaziel one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,a priest trumpeter who escorted the ark into Jerusalem,third son of Hebron,son of Zechariah (Asaph Levi); a prophet under Jehoshaphat,father of Shecaniah who led the Zattu Clan back from exile

· Pahath-Moab a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Pahath-moab a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Parosh a man whose "sons" (descendants) returned from exile in Babylon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Phinehas son of Eleazar; a chief priest, Phinehas I,a priest; son of Eli; Phinehas II,father of Eleazar, a priest on duty in the days of Ezra

· Shecaniah son of Obadiah of Zerubbabel of David,the chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite assistant manager of temple offerings under Hezekiah,son of Jahaziel; post-exile leader of the Zattu Clan,son of Jehiel of the clan of Elam,father of Shemaiah, a wall rebuilder and guard of the east gate,son of Arah; father-in-law of Tobiah, Nehemiah's enemy,priestly leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

· Zattu a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Zechariah the father of John the baptist,a son of Berekiah, a righteous man who was killed by the Jewish authorities,son and successor of King Jeroboam,father of Abi, the mother of King Hezekiah,a leader of the tribe of Reuben,son of Meshelemiah; a door keeper for the tent of meeting,son of Jeiel and Maacah of Gibeon,a Levite gate keeper and harpist in David's time,a priest and trumpeter in David's time,son of Isshiah (Uzziel Kohath Levi),son of Hosah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,a man of Manasseh in Gilead in Saul and David's time,a prince whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Benaiah (Asaph Levi),son of King Jehoshaphat,son of Jehoiada the priest; a prophet,a man who influenced King Uzziah for good,a Levite (Asaph) who helped Hezekiah cleanse the temple,a Levite (Kohath) who helped King Josiah restore the temple,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,son of Berechiah; a priest; writer of the book of Zechariah,leader among the Parosh clansmen who returned from exile,son of Bebai; leader among Bebai clansmen returned from exile,a lay man of the Elam Clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Amariah of Judah,a descendant of Shelah,son of Pashhur; a priest whose descendants returned from exile,son of Jonathan (Asaph Levi),son of Jeberechiah; a witness to Isaiah's prophesy

· Zerahiah son of Uzzi; a chief priest,father of Eliehoenai, post-exile leader of the Pahath-Moab Clan

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NET Notes: Ezr 8:1 Heb “the heads of their families.”

NET Notes: Ezr 8:3 The MT reads here “from the sons of Shecaniah” with no descendant identified in what follows, contrary to the pattern of the context elsew...

NET Notes: Ezr 8:5 The MT lacks “of Zattu.” The translation adopted above follows the LXX in including the words.

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