American Standard Version
Ezra 2:41
41The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.
Ezra 2:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
- New International Version (NIV)The musicians: the descendants of Asaph 128
- English Standard Version (ESV)The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
Context of Ezra 2:41
39The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine. 43The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֔ף מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezra 2:41
- 1 Chronicles 6:39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
- 1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
- 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
- Nehemiah 7:44The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
- Nehemiah 11:17and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Commentaries on Ezra 2:41
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-63Verses 36-63 Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42The singers played instruments and sang for worship at the temple (1 Chronicles 25:1–31; Psalms 73–83). The gatekeepers managed the temple gates and storehouses (1 Chronicles 9:26–27; 2 Chronicles 23:19; Nehemiah 12:25). Asaph was one of the three Levites King David appointed to lead music at the temple (1 Chronicles 16:5, 7). He wrote a collection of psalms (Psalms 50, 73–83). His family continued his work (1 Chronicles 25:1–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-701. children of the province--that is, Judea (Ezr 5:8), so called as being now reduced from an illustrious, independent, and powerful kingdom to an obscure, servile, tributary province of the Persian empire. This name is applied by the sacred historian to intimate that the Jewish exiles, though now released from captivity and allowed to return into their own land, were still the subjects of Cyrus, inhabiting a province dependent upon Persia. came again…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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