Ezra 7:3

Ezra 7:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

Context of Ezra 7:3

1After these things, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra left Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah, 2who was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth, 4who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki, 5who was the son of Abishua, who was the son of Phinehas, who was the son of Eleazer, who was the son of Aaron (the first priest).

Ezra 7:3 word by word

בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מְרָיֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ'ămaryâh 'ămaryâhû · AmariahH568
• of Azariahעֲזַרְיָה‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• of Meraiothמְרָיוֹתmerâyôth · MeraiothH4812

Commentaries on Ezra 7:3

• 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 7:3

• Amariah
• Azariah
• Ezra
• Genealogy
• Meraioth
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Azariah
• Amariah
• Extend
• Ezra
• Ahitub
• Aziei
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Genealogy
• Marimoth

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