Ezra 8:13

of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these R.V. Of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names.

-The sons of Adonikam, that were the last". (Acheronim) is a peculiar expression. It is generally supposed that the elder branches of this house had joined with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:13) and that the youngerbranches (-the last") returned with Ezra.

Others have supposed that the sons of Adonikam attached themselves -late", last of all, to Ezra's company.

It is noteworthy that this -household", is represented not by one name, but by three. Perhaps we have here the names of three families, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, who had but recently attached themselves to the Adonikam -house". It may be conjectured that these -last" sons of Adonikam had not yet become sufficiently united to have a single representative.