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Ezra 8:9 Cross-References
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“Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.”
Ezra 8:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezra 8:9
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. The Joab family brought 218 males—specific number suggesting careful record-keeping. Obadiah means 'servant of Yahweh' or 'worshiper of Yahweh,' combining ebed (servant) with Yah (abbreviated divine name). This name confesses both submission (servant) and devotion (worshiper), capturing proper covenant relationship. Jehiel means 'God lives,' a confession particularly meaningful for exiles who might question whether God abandoned them during Babylon's seventy-year dominance.The precise count—218, not ro...
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“of the children of Jeshua [and] Joab”
“of the children of Jeshua and Joab”