Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
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Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
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Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
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Of the sons of Shecaniah: of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Ezra 8:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezra 2:3 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
- Nehemiah 7:8 The children of Parosh: two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
- Nehemiah 10:14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Ezr 8:3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the…
Ezr 8:3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
Ver. 3. Of the males an hundred and fifty] Great account was made of males under the law, more than of the females; and so there is to this day among the Jews, who hold women to be of a lower creation, made only for the propagation and pleasure of man, &c. (Blount’s Voyage). This their conceit is their folly, yet their posterity approve their sayings. He did better who styled woman the second edition of the epitome of the whole world. Sure it is, that souls have no sexes; and in Christ there is no respect had more to the male than female, Gal 3:28.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Of the sons of Pharosh, i.e. one of the…
Of the sons of Pharosh, i.e. one of the sons of Pharosh; whereby he is differenced from the other Shechaniah, Ezr 8:5.
By genealogy of the males: though the males only be expressed here, and in the succeeding verses, yet it is more than probable they carried the women along with them, as they did carry little ones as it is expressed here, Ezr 8:21.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of…
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh,.... Who is so described, to distinguish him from another Shechaniah, Ezr 8:5,
Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy, of the males an hundred and fifty; males only were reckoned, not women and children; though that there were such that went up is clear from Ezr 8:21, from hence to the end of Ezr 8:14 an account is given of the number of the males that went up with Ezra, who were chiefly, if not altogether, sons of those that went up with Zerubbabel; such of them as were left there behind, and now returned, at least a great number of them, see Ezr 2:1, it is particularly remarked of the sons of Adonikam, Ezr 8:13, that they were the last of them; not that they were the last that came in to go with Ezra, or were backward and dilatory, but the last with respect to the first of his sons that were gone before, and seem with them to be the whole of his family; the number of all that went up under their respective heads amounts to 1496.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Males - Though the males only be expressed yet…
Males - Though the males only be expressed yet doubtless they carried the women along with them, as they did the little ones.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Of the sons of Shechaniah] There were…
Verse 3. Of the sons of Shechaniah] There were three of this name; the second is mentioned Ezr 8:6, and the third Ezr 10:2. They were all different persons, as may be seen from their fathers' houses.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Ezr 8:3. By genealogy of the males — Though…
Ezr 8:3. By genealogy of the males — Though the males only be expressed, yet doubtless they carried the women along with them, as they did the little ones, Ezr 8:21.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Of the sons of Shechaniah — These words…
3. Of the sons of Shechaniah — These words seem rather to belong to the preceding verse, and to be connected with Hattush, a descendant of David. So we should read: Of the sons of David, Hattush of the sons of Shechaniah. Compare 1Ch_3:22, where Shechaniah and Hattush are both mentioned as descendants of David.
Pharosh — Probably the same as Parosh, Ezr_2:3. Zechariah is the first name in this list, which is immediately followed by the number of his father’s house who were with him among Ezra’s company.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. This verse should begin with ‘of the sons…
3. This verse should begin with ‘of the sons of Parosh’ (see note on Ezr_8:2).
‘by genealogy of the males’. The present list differs in this respect from that recorded in chap. 2. There the total numbers are given; here the number of the males only.
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3–14. The register of the laity or “the men of the people of Israel” as in Ezr_2:2.
The names of these houses with the exception of Shechaniah (Ezr_8:5) and Shelomith (Ezr_8:10) appear also in chap. 2 and Nehemiah 7. But it is most probable that the text has in the case of both these exceptions suffered (see notes on the verses), and that the houses of Zattu and Bani (Ezr_2:8; Ezr_2:10) are represented by Shechaniah and Shelomith.
Twelve households are represented by their chiefs and the number of their males given. The number ‘twelve’ was perhaps designedly taken to symbolize the united Israel.
The parallel list in 1 Esdras does not contain many variations. The following table places them side by side.
Ezra
1Es_8:30 ff.
Of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah,
150
Of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai, the son of Zerahiah,
200
Of the sons of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel,
300
Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias, the son of Jezelus,
300
Of the sons of Adin, Ebed, the son of Jonathan,
50
Of the sons of Adin, Obeth, the son of Jonathan,
250
Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athalian,
70
Of the sons of Elam, Josias, the son of Gotholias,
70
Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, the son of Michael,
80
Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias, son of Michael,
70
Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah, the son of Jehiel,
218
Of the sons of Joab, Abadias, the son of Jezelus,
212
Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah,
160
Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth, the son of Josaphias,
160
Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai,
28
Of the sons of Astath, Johannes, the son of Acatan,
110
Of the sons of Azgad, Jonathan, the son of Hakkatan,
110
Of the sons of Adonikam, Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah,
60
Of the sons of Adonicam the last, … Eliphalet, Jeuel and Samaias,
70
Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud,
70
Of the sons of Bago, Uthi, the son of Istalcurus,
70
The total numbers given in the Hebrew text are 1496, in 1 Esdr. 1690.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Of the sons of Shechaniah. This clause should be…
Of the sons of Shechaniah. This clause should be attached to the preceding verse, since it refers to Hattush, who was Shechaniah"s grandson; and ver. 3 should begin with the words, "Of the sons of Pharosh, Zechariah."
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