From Nave’s Topical Bible
Ezra
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 16Passages listed
- 3Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. A famous scribe and priestEzra 7:1–5Ezra 7:6Ezra 7:10Ezra 7:21Nehemiah 12:36
- Appoints a fastEzra 8:21
- Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of JewsEzra 7:8
- His charge to the priestsEzra 8:29
- Exhorts people to put away their heathen wivesEzra 9Ezra 10:1–17
- Reads the lawNehemiah 8
- Reforms corruptionsEzra 10Nehemiah 13
- Dedicates the wall of JerusalemNehemiah 12:27–43
- 2. A leading priest among the colonists under ZerubbabelNehemiah 12:1
- Probably identical with AZARIAH inNehemiah 10:2
- AndEzra 7:1
- 3. A descendant of Judah1 Chronicles 4:17
The passages, in Bible order (16)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 4:172 voices
And the sons of Ezra,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
She bare Miriam - Rather, she conceived. The mother is not mentioned, and it seems impossible to restore the original text with any certainty.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Ezra 7:1–5
Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Commentary on Ezra 7:1–52 voices
Now after these things,.... The finishing of the temple, and the dedication of it, and keeping the passover: in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia; in the seventh year of his reign, Ezr 7:7, who is the same with Darius in the preceding chapter; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; See Gill on Ezr 6:
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
After these things - The words mark an interval of 57 years; if, with most commentators, we take Artaxerxes to be Longimanus. See the introduction to the Book of Ezra. Three kings named Artaxerxes, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Artakhshasta, and the Persian Artakhshatra, ruled over Persia, namely,: Longimanus, Mnemon, and Ochus. The evidence is in favor of the first being meant here: he was the grandson of Darius Hystaspis, Jeshuas contemporary. The genealogy of Ezra here is incomplete.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Ezra 7:6
this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
Commentary on Ezra 7:62 voices
After these words, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, etc. Josephus (Antiq. XIII, 5) considers this Artaxerxes, under whom Ezra ascended from Babylon to Jerusalem, to be Xerxes, the son of Darius, who reigned after him. Furthermore, the books of Chronicles believe that …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
This Ezra went up from Babylon,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 7:8
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.
Commentary on Ezra 7:82 voices
He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month - From the following verse we learn that Ezra and his company set off from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and thus we find they were upwards of four months on their journey. They could not travel fast, as they were a great company, composed in part of the aged and infirm, besides multitudes of women and children. They appear also to have taken a circuitous route. See on Ezr 8:24-32 (note).
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month,.... With the above company; this was the month Abib, answering to part of July and part of August: which was in the seventh year of the king; as in the preceding verse.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 7:10
For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
Commentary on Ezra 7:102 voices
For Ezra had prepared his heart, etc. Oh, what great virtue of this saying, what sublimity of merit, for a man to prepare his heart for the obedience of the divine will, and to be able to say: "My heart is ready, O God, my …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 7:21
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
Commentary on Ezra 7:212 voices
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river,.... The receivers of his tribute, tax, and custom, beyond the river Euphrates, on the side towards the land of Israel: that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven; see Ezr 7:12, shall require of you, it be done speedily; which seems at first a grant at large for whatsoever he should want or demand, but is limited and restrained by what follows.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
And by me, I, King Artaxerxes, have ordained and decreed, etc. And Christian rulers command all who are subject to them to promptly give whatever the Lord and our high priest asks of them, without any delay or reservation, but swiftly fulfill the commands of …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
- Ezra 8:21
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Commentary on Ezra 8:212 voices
And I proclaimed there a fast, etc. An example of fasting and praying, when we want to commence something of great virtue: and because the faithful hope in the Lord never fails, nor can it happen that we do not obtain what we justly seek …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 8:29
Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”
Commentary on Ezra 8:292 voices
Be watchful and guard, until you weigh, etc. We weigh the silver and gold, and the vessels which we received from Ezra, before the leaders of the priests and Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, and into the treasury of …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Watch ye, and keep them,.... The vessels, the gold, and the silver, that they be not hurt and diminished: until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord: that is, until they had delivered them in full weight, as they had received them, in the presence of those persons as witnesses, and into their hands, in order to be laid up in the chambers and treasuries of the temple.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 9:1
After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
Commentary on Ezra 9:12 voices
After these things were completed, etc. The guilt of this transgression is also clearly described and reproved by prophetic authority in the prophet Malachi; because evidently those who returned from Babylonian captivity, both princes and priests and Levites, as well as the rest of the …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Now when these things were done,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 10:1–17
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
Commentary on Ezra 10:1–172 voices
Therefore, as Ezra prayed and implored, etc. The effectiveness of Ezra's prayer, weeping, and lamentation is shown when immediately a very large assembly of both sexes and all ages is reported to have gathered to him. They wept, either those who had sinned, repenting of …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 8:1
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Commentary on Nehemiah 8:12 voices
The street - Rather, the square or court. So in Neh 8:16 (compare Ezr 10:9). The court seems to have been one between the eastern gate of the temple and the watergate in the city-wall. It would thus lie within the modern Haram area. Ezra the scribe - This is the first mention of Ezra in the present book, and the first proof we have had that he was contemporary with Nehemiah.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the watergate,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 10:2
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Commentary on Nehemiah 10:21 voice
The names are not personal, but designate families. The seal of the high-priestly house of Seraiah was probably appended either by Ezra or Eliashib, both of whom belonged to it.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Nehemiah 12:1
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Commentary on Nehemiah 12:12 voices
These are the priests and Levites, etc. Here the chief priests are described together with their brothers, that is the lesser priests, and the Levites, those who went up from the captivity of Babylon with Zerubbabel and Joshua the son of Jozadak. After explaining these, …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 12:27–43
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Commentary on Nehemiah 12:27–432 voices
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, etc. The city had already been built for some time, but it was not fitting to dedicate it until inhabitants were gathered, appropriate ministers for the temple were assigned, and guards were appointed for the gates and …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 12:36
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
Commentary on Nehemiah 12:361 voice
And his brethren,.... The brethren of Zechariah, the priest's son, and such are those that follow: Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; which were invented by him, and ordered by him to be used in religious service, under the divine direction: and Ezra the scribe before them; for he being a priest also, and a man of great eminence, was placed at the head of them in this procession.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
Commentary on Nehemiah 13:12 voices
On that day, it was read from the book of Moses, etc. It is evident that the Moabites and Ammonites, because they were born of incest, hold the figure of the heretics, whose founders, while they corrupt the doctrine of the fathers, from which they …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
On that day,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed