1 These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush 3 of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; 4 from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; 5 from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; 6 from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; 7 from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men; 8 from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; 9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men; 10 from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men; 11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men; 12 from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men; 13 from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men; 14 and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. 15 Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there. 16 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. 17 And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men; 19 also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. 20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites. 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. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.” 23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request. 24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, 25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God. 26 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, 27 20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold. 28 Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers. 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.” 30 So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem. 31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way. 32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days. 33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui. 34 Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time. 35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD. 36 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
Ezra · Majority Standard Bible
Ezra 8 Majority Standard Bible
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People & places in this chapter
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People
Ariel
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Athaliah
A man named Athaliah, named only as the father of Jeshaiah.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:7
Binnui
Daniel
Family head of the descendants of Ithamar who returned with Ezra.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:2
Ebed
Son of Jonathan and head of the descendants of Adin with 50 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:6
Eleazar
Son of a Phinehas (not further identified) who was with Meremoth when the silver, gold and articles were weighed into the temple.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33
Eliehoenai
Son of Zerahiah and head of the descendants of Pahath-moab with 200 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:4
Eliezer
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Eliphelet
One of three named leaders of the later descendants of Adonikam, with 60 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:13
Elnathan
The name Elnathan appears three times in Ezra 8:16 (twice among the leaders, once among the teachers); this is the first.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Elnathan
The second Elnathan listed among the leaders in Ezra 8:16.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Elnathan
The third Elnathan in Ezra 8:16, listed with Joiarib as a teacher.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Gershom
Family head of the descendants of Phinehas who returned with Ezra.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:2
Hakkatan
Hashabiah
Levite of Merari’s descendants who, with Jeshaiah and 20 brothers and sons, came to Ezra; he was set apart to guard the silver and gold. The name recurs among Levites in Nehemiah.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:19; Ezra 8:24; Nehemiah 10:11
Hattush
Family head from the descendants of David who returned with Ezra.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:2
Iddo
Leader at Casiphia to whom Ezra sent a message asking for ministers for the house of God; he and his kinsmen, the temple servants, supplied them.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:17
Jahaziel
Jarib
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Jehiel
Jeiel
One of three named leaders of the later descendants of Adonikam, with 60 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:13
Jeshaiah
Son of Athaliah and head of the descendants of Elam with 70 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:7
Jeshaiah
Levite of Merari’s descendants who came to Ezra with Hashabiah and 20 brothers and sons.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:19
Johanan
Son of Hakkatan and head of the descendants of Azgad with 110 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:12
Joiarib
One of two teachers, with Elnathan, whom Ezra summoned along with the leaders.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Jonathan
Josiphiah
Jozabad
Levite present at the weighing of the temple silver and gold.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33
Meremoth
Priest into whose hand Ezra’s party weighed the silver and gold and sacred articles at Jerusalem; he also repaired two sections of the wall.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21
Meshullam
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Michael
Nathan
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Noadiah
Levite present at the weighing of the temple silver and gold.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33
Obadiah
Son of Jehiel and head of the descendants of Joab with 218 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:9
Shecaniah
Named in connection with Hattush, a descendant of David, in the list of returning family heads (the verse is read as Hattush of the descendants of Shecaniah).
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:3
Shecaniah
Son of Jahaziel and head of the descendants of Zattu with 300 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:5
Shelomith
Son of Josiphiah and head of the descendants of Bani with 160 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:10
Shemaiah
One of three named leaders of the later descendants of Adonikam, with 60 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:13
Shemaiah
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Sherebiah
A man of insight from the line of Mahli son of Levi, brought to Ezra with 18 sons and brothers; he was set apart to guard the silver and gold. A Levite of this name also teaches…
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:18; Ezra 8:24; Nehemiah 8:7
Uriah
Named as the father of Meremoth and the son of Hakkoz.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4
Uthai
Named with Zaccur as leaders of the descendants of Bigvai, with 70 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:14
Zaccur
Named with Uthai as leaders of the descendants of Bigvai, with 70 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:14
Zebadiah
Son of Michael and head of the descendants of Shephatiah with 80 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:8
Zechariah
One of the leaders Ezra summoned and sent to Iddo at Casiphia to find Levites.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:16
Zechariah
Son of Bebai and head of the descendants of Bebai with 28 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:11
Zechariah
Family head of the descendants of Parosh who returned with Ezra with 150 men.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:3
Zerahiah
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezra 7:7; 1 Chronicles 9:1; Ezra 7:13; Nehemiah 7:70–71; Ezra 1:5
- 2 1 Chronicles 3:22; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 24:1–6; 1 Chronicles 6:3–15
- 3 Ezra 2:3; Nehemiah 10:14; Nehemiah 7:8
- 4 Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 7:11; Nehemiah 10:14
- 6 Nehemiah 10:16; Ezra 2:15; Nehemiah 7:20
- 7 Nehemiah 7:12; Ezra 2:31; Ezra 2:7; Nehemiah 7:34
- 8 Nehemiah 11:4; Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9
- 9 Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 7:11
- 11 Ezra 10:28; Ezra 2:11; Nehemiah 7:16
- 12 Ezra 2:12; Nehemiah 7:17
- 13 Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18
- 14 Nehemiah 10:12; Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19
- 15 Ezra 8:21; Ezra 8:31; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 8:2; Psalm 137:1
- 16 1 Chronicles 12:32; Proverbs 28:2; 1 Chronicles 26:14; Daniel 2:21; 1 Kings 3:11
- 17 Ezra 2:43; 1 Chronicles 23:3–6; Ezra 7:7; Numbers 8:22–26; 1 Chronicles 23:26–32
- 18 Ezra 7:28; Nehemiah 2:8; Jeremiah 3:15; 1 Chronicles 6:19; Ezra 7:6
- 19 1 Chronicles 6:16; 1 Chronicles 6:1; Nehemiah 3:17; Nehemiah 10:11; 1 Chronicles 6:19
- 20 Ezra 2:43; Ezra 7:7; 1 Chronicles 9:2; Philippians 4:3; Ezra 8:17
- 21 2 Chronicles 20:3; Joel 1:14; Isaiah 30:21; 1 Samuel 7:6; Jonah 3:5
- 22 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 33:18–19; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 34:15–16; Lamentations 3:25
- 23 Jeremiah 29:12–13; Matthew 7:7–8; Ezra 8:31; 2 Chronicles 33:12–13; Deuteronomy 4:29
- 24 Ezra 8:18–19
- 25 Ezra 7:14–16; Ezra 8:33; Ezra 1:8; 2 Corinthians 8:20–21; Philippians 4:8
- 26 Ezra 1:9–11
- 27 Lamentations 4:2
- 28 Leviticus 22:2–3; Leviticus 21:6–8; Numbers 4:4–15; Ezra 1:7–11; Isaiah 52:11
- 29 Ezra 8:33–34; Acts 20:31; Mark 13:34–35; 1 Chronicles 26:20–26; 2 Timothy 4:5
- 30 1 Chronicles 29:2–3; Psalm 122:9; Isaiah 60:13; Ezra 8:22
- 31 Ezra 8:21–22; Ezra 8:15; Ezra 7:9; Isaiah 41:10–14; Acts 26:22
- 32 Nehemiah 2:11; Ezra 7:8–9
- 33 Nehemiah 3:4; Ezra 8:30; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 10:9; 1 Chronicles 28:14–18
- 35 Ezra 6:17; Psalm 116:12–19; Numbers 7:27; 2 Chronicles 29:31–32; Ezra 2:1
- 36 Ezra 7:21–24; Ezra 6:13; Ezra 5:6–17; Acts 18:27; Revelation 12:16
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