Ezra 2:58
in Ezra 2The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
KJV
All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
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This verse in Ezra 2
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Note, It is an honour to belong to God's house, though in the meanest office there. Of some that were looked upon as Israelites by birth, and others as priests, and yet could not make out a clear title to the honour.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּ֨ל־ | kal- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנְּתִינִ֔ים | hanetinim | the temple servants | H5411 → | 17 times |
| וּבְנֵ֖י | uvenei | and [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַבְדֵ֣י | ʾavdei | [the] servants of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | |
| שְׁלֹ֥שׁ | shelosh | three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| תִּשְׁעִ֥ים | tishim | ninety | H8673 → | 20 times |
| וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ ס | ushenayim | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
כָּ֨ל־all
kal-H3605 →5413 times
הַנְּתִינִ֔יםthe temple servants
hanetinimH5411 →17 times
וּבְנֵ֖יand [the] descendants of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
עַבְדֵ֣י[the] servants of
ʾavdeiH5650 →799 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →
שְׁלֹ֥שׁthree
sheloshH7969 →432 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
תִּשְׁעִ֥יםninety
tishimH8673 →20 times
וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סand two
ushenayimH8147 →768 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 9:2Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 7:73
So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had…
- Ezra 8:20
They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
- Ezra 2:70
So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
- Ezra 2:43
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
- Nehemiah 7:73
Through
1 Kings 9:21their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
it leads to
- Genesis 9:25–26
he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 1:21
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
- Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
- Genesis 9:25–26
Through
Joshua 9:21They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
it leads to
- Joshua 9:27
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 9:27
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This page draws on Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
