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Ezra 2:70
70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.
Ezra 2:70 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
- New International Version (NIV)The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel in their towns.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Context of Ezra 2:70
68When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, 69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.
Read all of Ezra 2Ezra 2:70 word by word
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם וּֽמִן־הָעָ֞ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛ים וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
- and the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
- and the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
- dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Ezra 2:70
- Ezra 6:16The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile.
- 1 Chronicles 11:2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’”
- Nehemiah 7:73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. In October when the Israelites had settled in their towns,
- Nehemiah 11:3Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah,
Commentaries on Ezra 2:70
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 70Dwelt in their cities - They all went to those cities which belonged originally to their respective families.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 70All Israel - That the Israelites of the ten tribes returned to Palestine with Zerubbabel is apparent: (1) from 1 Chronicles 9:3; (2) from the enumeration of twelve chiefs (Nehemiah 7:7; Ezra 2:2, Ezra 2:59; Ezra 3:1.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 64-70Verses 64-70 Let none complain of the needful expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other things be added unto them. Their offerings were nothing, compared with the offerings of the princes in David's time; yet, being according to their ability, were as acceptable to God. The Lord will carry us through all undertakings entered on according to his will, with an aim to his glory, and dependence on…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-70This chapter is Ezra's first major digression from the main story. The returning exiles needed to identify true Jews to maintain their community identity and theological purity. This helped them know whom they could marry and who could worship at the temple. This list is not the initial list of all Jews who returned to Jerusalem (compare Nehemiah 7:6–73). Instead, it is a slightly later list, created after Sheshbazzar died, of people who had settled in…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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