Ezra 8:1
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;
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- BSB
- These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
- KJV
- These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
- WEB
- Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
- ASV
- Now these are the heads of their fathers` [houses], and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
- DARBY
- And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
- BLB
- And these [are] the heads of their fathers and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon:
- ÅB
- Dette er de familiehoder som under kong Artaxerxes' regjering dro opp med meg fra Babel, og som her skal oppregnes etter sine slekter:
- OTB
- Dette er overhodene for familiene og slektsregistrene til dem som dro opp med meg fra Babylon i kong Artaxerxes' regjeringstid:
- B1930
- Dette er de familiehoder som under kong Artaxerxes' regjering drog op med mig fra Babel, og som her skal opregnes efter sine ætter:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 7:7
So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
Read in context1 Chronicles 9:1
So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
Read in contextEzra 7:13
I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
Read in contextNehemiah 7:70–71
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Read in contextEzra 1:5
So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
Read in context1 Chronicles 9:34
All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
Read in context1 Chronicles 24:31
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:32
Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.
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