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

1Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, 2son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, 4son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, 5son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high 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
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Amariah
• Extend
• Ezra
• Ahitub
• Aziei
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Genealogy

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