King James Version
What Does Ezra 2:36 Mean?
“The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.”
Context
34
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35
The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
37
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
38
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(36) **The priests: the children of Jedaiah.**—The priests are then given by family names, their numbers being very large in proportion to each of the other classes. Three only of David’s priestly courses are represented (1Chronicles 24:7-8; 1Chronicles 24:14); Pashur, a name mentioned elsewhere as the name of a priestly race, not being among the twenty-four in the Chronicles.
**Of** **the** **house of Jeshua.**—A peculiar expression, seeming to indicate merely that the present high priest belonged to the race of Jedaiah, who, in that case, is not the same as the head of the second order in the Chronicles, unless indeed he sprang from the high-priestly family of Eleazar.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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