Ezra 2:28
The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 7:2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
Joshua 8:17There was not a man left in Ai and Bethel who had not gone out to pursue Israel. They abandoned the city and left it open as they pursued Israel.
Zechariah 7:2The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek and their men to beg before the face of Yahweh.
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 →