Ezra 2:28
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
In Context
27The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
29The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
Cross References
Joshua 7:2Joshua 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.” The men went up and spied out Ai.
Joshua 8:17There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.
Zechariah 7:2The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech and their men to entreat the LORD’s favour,
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 →