Ezra 7:2

Ezra 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

Context of Ezra 7:2

1After these things, Ezra came to Jerusalem from Babylon. This happened while Artaxerxes was king of Persia. This is the list of Ezra's ancestors: He was the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub. 3Ahitub was the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth. 4Meraioth was the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki.

Ezra 7:2 word by word

בֶּן־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־צָד֖וֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
• of Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• of Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285

Cross-references for Ezra 7:2

• 2 Samuel 8:17Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests. Seraiah was David's secretary.
• 1 Kings 2:35Then the king chose Benaiah to be the leader of the army instead of Joab. The king also chose Zadok to be the priest instead of Abiathar.

Commentaries on Ezra 7:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Ezra highlights his authority by listing his genealogy (record of ancestors). He traces his family line through Zadok, who served as priest under Solomon, and back to Aaron, the high priest and brother of Moses (1 Kings 2:35). This genealogy is clearly shortened. It includes only 16 generations from Aaron to about eighty years after the exile, while 1 Chronicles 6:3–15 lists 23 generations from Aaron to the exile in Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101-2. in the reign of Artaxerxes--the Ahasuerus of Esther. Ezra the son of Seraiah--that is, grandson or great-grandson. Seraiah was the high priest put to death by Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah (2Ki 25:18). A period of one hundred thirty years had elapsed between that catastrophe and the journey of Ezra to Jerusalem. As a grandson of Seraiah, namely, Jeshua, who held the office of high priest, had accompanied Zerubbabel in the first caravan of returning…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:2

• Ezra
• Genealogy
• Priest
• Shallum

In the dictionaries

• Zadok
• Extend
• Ezra
• Ahitob
• Ahitub
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Genealogy
• Moses
• Names, Proper

Commentaries on Ezra 7

• 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