Ezra 2:28
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
In Context
27The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.
29The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
Cross References
Joshua 7:2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
Joshua 8:17And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. And they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Zechariah 7:2Now [those of] Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of LORD,
Matthew Henry on Ezra 2:2-36
The Return of the Captives. ( b. c. 536.) 1 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; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy… Read the whole commentary →