Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Ezra 8:2
of the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar: Daniel, these being of priestly descent; of the sons of David, direct descendants of the great king: Hattush.
of the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar: Daniel, these being of priestly descent; of the sons of David, direct descendants of the great king: Hattush.
Verse Ezra 8:2. _GERSHOM_] One of the descendants of Phinehas, son of Eliazar....
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 grandson of Sh...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Those who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:1)_ 2. The gathering at Ahava (Ezra 8:15) 3. The fast proclaimed (Ezra 8:21) 4. The appointment of guardians ...
A LIST OF HEADS OF FAMILIES. It contains the names of the heads of the families who returned to Palestine with Ezra....
The Priestly and Royal houses. The numbers from these houses are not given. They are placed in a position of honour at the head of the list. _Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom_ R.V. OF THE SONS OF PHI...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT B. Lists are given of returnees, and treasures which they carried back; the treasures are delivered. 1. The list of returnees is given. TEXT, Ezra 8:1-14 1 Now thes...
_OF THE SONS OF PHINEHAS; GERSHOM: OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR; DANIEL: OF THE SONS OF DAVID; HATTUSH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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 tend...
HATTUSH] This should be connected closely with the following clause, Hattush being grandson of Shecaniah: 1 Chronicles 3:22....
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 8 V1 This is the list of the families and the chief men in the families. They came with me from Babylonia during the rule of King Artaxerx...
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 Dav...
מִ בְּנֵ֤י פִֽינְחָס֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם ס מִ בְּנֵ֥י...
UNITED PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE Ezra 8:1 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 very seri...
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). Then...
_Hattus. He was of the royal family, (Haydock) as the former were descendants of the two sons of Aaron. (Calmet) --- The great numbers which were persuaded to return from Babylon, signify the conversi...
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. W...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7 AND 8. Alas! this was not the end of the history. God, in His goodness, must still watch over the unfaithfulness and the failures of His people, even when t...
OF THE SONS OF PHINEHAS; GERSHOM: OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR; DANIEL,.... Not Daniel the prophet, he was of the royal blood, and of the tribe of Judah; this was a priest, a descendant of Ithamar, as Gersh...
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. Ver. 2. _Of the sons of Phinehas_] The son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, that renowned zealot, with wh...
_Of the sons of Phinehas of Ithamar_ By the _sons_, he means the _families_ of these two persons, two of which he particularly names, those of Gershom and Daniel: not Daniel the prophet, but some emin...
1 The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon. 15 He sendeth to Iddo for ministers for the Temple. 21 He keepeth a fast. 24 He committeth the treasures to the custodie of the Priests. 31 Fro...
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 ment...
1-20 Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of be...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Ezra 8:2 sons H1121 Phinehas H6372 Gershom H1647 sons H1121 Ithamar H385 Daniel H1840 sons H1121 David H1732 Hattush...
CONTENTS: List of Ezra's companions and his visit to Jerusalem. Treasure placed in the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Ezra, Sherebeah, Hashabiah, Meremoth, Eleazar, Jozabad, Noadiah. CONCLUSION: God's serv...
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 Ahava w...
_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 of sea...
EZRA 8:1 Ezra Journeys to Jerusalem with a New Wave of Returnees, Bearing Royal Gifts for the Temple. This section gives a more extended account of Ezra’s return to Jerusalem. Readers learn of those w...
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 (Ezra...
EXPOSITION THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO WENT UP TO JERUSALEM WITH EZRA, AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEF MEN ...
So in chapter eight it gives to us a list of those who went with Ezra, totaling out about 754 of the males, when you add the priests that were added to later. So they numbered the people, and they fou...
1 Chronicles 24:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 3:22; 1 Chronicles 6:3;...