Ezra 2:28
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
In Context
27The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
29The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
Cross References
Joshua 7:2Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the side of Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said to them, Go up and make a search through the land. And the men went up and saw how Ai was placed.
Joshua 8:17There was not a man in Ai and Beth-el who did not go out after Israel; and the town was open and unwatched while they went after Israel.
Zechariah 7:2Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech to make a request for grace from the 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 →