Ezra 2:1 KJV
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Difficult Passages
- Were there two hundred singing men and women, or two hundred forty-five?Ezra gives the list taken when the people set out from Babylon; Nehemiah, the register of the company as it came up, with those who joined it on the way.
- Why do Ezra’s and Nehemiah’s lists of the returning families differ?Ezra gives the list taken when the people set out from Babylon; Nehemiah, the register of the company as it came up.
Scofield Notes
- are the childrenProbably individuals from all of the tribes returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah, but speaking broadly, the dispersion of the ten tribes...
Matthew Henry
- The numbers that returnedAn account was kept of the families that came up out of captivity. See how sin lowers a nation, which righteousness would exalt!
Thompson Chains
- NebuchadnezzarSee the chain from 2 Kings 24:1 · 9 links
- BabylonSee the chain from Genesis 10:10 · 6 links
- New JerusalemSee the chain from Hebrews 11:10 · 7 links
Cross References
- 2 Kings 24:14–16 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. …
- 2 Kings 25:11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
- Nehemiah 7:6–73 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; …
- 2 Chronicles 36:1–23 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. …
- Ezra 5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
- Ezra 6:2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
- Esther 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
- Esther 1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
- Esther 1:8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
- Esther 1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
- Esther 8:9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
- Jeremiah 39:1–18 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. …
- Jeremiah 52:1–34 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. …
- Lamentations 1:3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
- Lamentations 1:5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
- Lamentations 4:22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
- Zephaniah 2:7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
- Acts 23:34 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
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Topics
- Captivity Jews return from
- Israel, prophecies concerning Ezra returns with One-thousand seven-hundred and fifty-four of the exiles to Jerusalem
- Zerubbabel Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible536 BC · Cyrus Sends the Jews Home
Places
- BabylonTown · Location well established
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Ezra 2 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- NebuchadnezzarIn the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles...
- BabylonThe Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Now these are the children וְאֵלֶּה wĕʾēllê Pronoun · with and בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the province הַמְּדִינָה hammĕdînâ מְדִינָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- that went up הָעֹלִים hāʿōlîm עָלָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the
- out of the captivity מִשְּׁבִי miššĕbî שְׁבִי Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of those which had been carried away הַגּוֹלָה haggôlâ גּוֹלָה Noun · feminine singular · with the אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative
- whom Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר nĕbûkadneṣṣar Proper name נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
- the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Babylon בָּבֶל bābel בָּבֶל Proper name
- had carried away הֶגְלָה heglâ גָּלָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- unto Babylon לְבָבֶל lĕbābel בָּבֶל Proper name · with preposition
- and came again וַיָּשׁוּבוּ wayyāšûbû שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- unto Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַם lîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
- and Judah וִיהוּדָה wîhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name · with and
- every one אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- unto his city לְעִירוֹ lĕʿîrô עִיר Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
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