Ezra 2:28
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 sons of Nebo, fifty-two;
Cross References
Joshua 7:2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai which was beside Beth-aven on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them saying, Go up and spy out the land. So the men went up, and spied out Ai.
Joshua 8:17And there remained not a man, in Ai or Bethel, who had not gone out after Israel,—and they left the city, open, and pursued Israel.
Zechariah 7:2yea when Bethel sent Sherezer and Regemmelech, and his men,—to pacify 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 →