Ezra 2:63
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
64All the multitudes as one man, were forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty:
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3And the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.
Leviticus 6:17And therefore it shall not be leavened, because part thereof is offered for the burnt sacrifice of the Lord. It shall be most holy, as that which is offered for sin and for trespass.
Leviticus 7:16If any man by vow, or of his own accord offer a sacrifice, it shall in like manner be eaten the same day: and if any of it remain until the morrow, it is lawful to eat it:
Leviticus 10:17Why did you not eat in the holy place the sacrifice for sin, which is most holy, and given to you, that you may bear the iniquity of the people, and may pray for them in the sight of the Lord,
Leviticus 22:10No stranger shall eat of the sanctified things: a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them.
Leviticus 22:14He that eateth of the sanctified things through ignorance, shall add the fifth part with that which he ate, and shall give it to the priest into the sanctuary.
Matthew Henry on Ezra 2:37-64
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. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the… Read the whole commentary →