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

1Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah, who was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub, 3who 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,

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 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;
• 1 Kings 2:35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

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