English Standard Version
Ezra 2:43
43The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
Ezra 2:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
- New International Version (NIV)The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Context of Ezra 2:43
41The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. 42The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, in all 139. The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
Read all of Ezra 2Ezra 2:43 word by word
הַנְּתִינִ֑ים בְּנֵי־צִיחָ֥א בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י טַבָּעֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezra 2:43
- Ezra 2:58All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392.
- 1 Chronicles 9:2Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
- Nehemiah 7:46The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
- Nehemiah 10:28"The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
Commentaries on Ezra 2:43
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43The Nethinims - The hieroduli or sacred slaves, “given” to the Levites to assist them in their work (see 1 Chronicles 9:2 note).Read the comment
- 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. 43-54The temple servants were likely descendants of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:23–27). They helped the Levites (Ezra 8:20) by carrying water and wood and sweeping floors.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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