Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
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Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
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And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
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And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore males.
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- Ezra 2:13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
- Nehemiah 7:18 The children of Adonikam: six hundred sixty-seven.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That came to go with Ezra.
That came to go with Ezra.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Ezr 8:13 And of the last sons of Adonikam,…
Ezr 8:13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names [are] these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
Ver. 13. And of the sons of Adonikam] Some of his sons went up before with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:13. These not till now, together with Ezra. They might want either age or hearts to go at first with their brethren, E posteris posterioribus (Tremell.). Second thoughts are best many times; and Nunquam sero, si serio. Never sorry if cultivated. That son, in the Gospel, who, being bidden go work to-day in the vineyard, answered and said, I will not, but afterwards repented and went, wanted not his commendation, Mat 21:29. A learned man notes thus upon this text: The lot of Adonikam was below his brethren, because he was the last that set foot forward toward their return.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Whose names are, &c. - It seems the rest…
Whose names are, &c. - It seems the rest came before; so that now all the sons of that family returned.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Ezr 8:13. Of the last sons of Adonikam —…
Ezr 8:13. Of the last sons of Adonikam — It seems the rest went before, so that now all the sons of that family returned.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Last. Coming after their brethren, chap. ii. 13.
Last. Coming after their brethren, chap. ii. 13.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. The last sons of Adonikam — Other sons,…
13. The last sons of Adonikam — Other sons, to the number of six hundred and sixty-six, went up with Zerubbabel, (Ezr_2:13,) and some think the sons here mentioned are called the last in reference to those who had previously accompanied Zerubbabel. But it is, perhaps, better to understand the last sons to be Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, who were the latest born immediate sons of Adonikam, and thus distinguished from other sons of fathers mentioned in the list, who were not immediate sons, but grandsons, or still more remote descendants.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names…
13. of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these] R.V. Of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names.
‘The sons of Adonikam, that were the last’. (Acheronim) is a peculiar expression. It is generally supposed that the elder branches of this house had joined with Zerubbabel (Ezr_2:13) and that the younger branches (‘the last’) returned with Ezra.
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Others have supposed that the sons of Adonikam attached themselves ‘late’, last of all, to Ezra’s company.
It is noteworthy that this ‘household’, is represented not by one name, but by three. Perhaps we have here the names of three families, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, who had but recently attached themselves to the Adonikam ‘house’. It may be conjectured that these ‘last’ sons of Adonikam had not yet become sufficiently united to have a single representative.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) And of the last sons.—The younger branches, the…
(13) And of the last sons.—The younger branches, the elder being reported in Ezr_2:13.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The last sons of Adonikam are probably his younger…
The last sons of Adonikam are probably his younger sons, whose descendants returned with Ezra, their elder brethren"s families having returned with Zerubbabel.
DETAILS OF EZRA"S JOURNEY FROM BABYLON TO JERUSALEM. (Ezr_8:15-31) We gather from scattered statements in this passage
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1. That Ezra, with his companions, after a journey of nine days" duration, reached Ahava from Babylon on the ninth day of the first month;
2. That he rested three days at Ahava, and proclaimed a fast;
3. That he was there joined by a small number of Levites and a considerable body of Nethinims from the immediate neighbourhood;
4. That, on the twelfth day of the first month, he resumed his journey, and, though threatened by some opposition upon the way, arrived safely at his destination fourteen weeks after he quitted Ahava, and exactly four months after he had started from Babylon. The only other important fact mentioned is, that at Ahava twelve of the principal priests were selected by Ezra, and the royal offering of silver, gold, and vessels handed over to them for safe custody, after having been carefully weighed. The weights are recorded with Ezra"s usual exactness in vers. 26, 27.
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