Ezra 8:2
in Ezra 8from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
KJV
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
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This verse in Ezra 8
Commentary
5 notes on this verseOf the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel,.... Not Daniel the prophet, he was of the royal blood, and of the tribe of Judah; this was a priest, a descendant of Ithamar, as Gershom was of Eleazar in the line of Phinehas: of the sons of David; Hattush; perhaps the same with him in 1Ch 3:22, who was a descendant of David the king; these three men seem to have come alone without any of their families, at least they are not mentioned, nor their numbers given, as the rest that follow be.
This site's exposition
family heads and genealogical records
on Ezra 8:1-3
The chapter opens a second registry in the same form as Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7. Three men are named without a count: Gershom of Phinehas, Daniel of Ithamar, and Hattush of the descendants of David. Zechariah of Parosh leads the first counted house with 150 men.
This site's exposition
from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom
The roll opens with two priests. John Gill traces Gershom to Eleazar through Phinehas and takes this Daniel for a priest of Ithamar's line, a different man from the prophet. At verse 24 Ezra sets apart twelve leading priests, so Gill reckons that more priests travelled than the two named.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Punctuate as follows: Ezr 8:2. ... of the sons of David, Hattush of the sons of Shechaniah. Ezr 8:3. Of the sons of Pharosh, Zechariah .... Hattush, the descendant of David, was the grandson of Shechaniah (see marginal reference). Most of these names Ezr 8:2-14 occur also as those of heads of families in the list of the Jews who returned with Zerubbabel Ezr 2:3-15. The Septuagint and Syriac versions supply omissions in Ezr 8:5, Ezr 8:10.
Gershom - One of the descendants of Phinehas, son of Eliazar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִבְּנֵ֤י | mibenei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פִֽינְחָס֙ | finechas | Phinehas | H6372 → | 25 times |
| גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם ס | gereshom | Gershom | H1647 → | |
| מִבְּנֵ֥י | mibenei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אִיתָמָ֖ר | ʾitamar | Ithamar | H385 → | |
| דָּנִיֵּ֑אל ס | daniyel | Daniel | H1841 → | |
| מִבְּנֵ֥י | mibenei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| חַטּֽוּשׁ׃ ס | chatush | Hattush | H2407 → |
מִבְּנֵ֤יof [the] descendants of
mibeneiH1121 →4930 times
פִֽינְחָס֙Phinehas
finechasH6372 →25 times
גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם סGershom
gereshomH1647 →
מִבְּנֵ֥יof [the] descendants of
mibeneiH1121 →4930 times
אִיתָמָ֖רIthamar
ʾitamarH385 →
דָּנִיֵּ֑אל סDaniel
daniyelH1841 →
מִבְּנֵ֥יof [the] descendants of
mibeneiH1121 →4930 times
דָוִ֖ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
חַטּֽוּשׁ׃ סHattush
chatushH2407 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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 3:1These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 3:2–5
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
- Joshua 15:56
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
- 1 Samuel 25:39–43
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought…
- 2 Samuel 13:1
After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- 1 Samuel 27:3
David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
- 2 Samuel 3:2–5
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Ezra
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonBabylonian Exile (6th century BCE)DanielExilic prophet and Judean court official serving under Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius the Mede, and Cyrus; traditionally named…
- PersonWildernessIthamarAaron's fourth son, ordained priest in Leviticus 8; overseer of the tabernacle's accounts and the Gershonite and Merarite service.
- PersonWildernessPhinehasGrandson of Aaron whose zeal at Baal-Peor stayed the plague and secured "my covenant of peace… an everlasting priesthood."
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.