Verse 1

Introduction

Overview

Ezra 8 . 1 , The companions of Ezra , who returned from Babylon; Ezra 8 . 15 , He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple; Ezra 8 . 21 , He keeps a fast; Ezra 8 . 24 , He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests; Ezra 8 . 31 , From Ahava they come to Jerusalem; Ezra 8 . 33 , The treasure is weighed in the temple; Ezra 8 . 36 , The commission is delivered.

the chief . Ezra 1 . 5 , 1 Chronicles 9 . 34 , 1 Chronicles 24 . 31 , 1 Chronicles 26 . 32 , 2 Chronicles 26 . 12 , Nehemiah 7 . 70 , Nehemiah 7 . 71

genealogy . Ezra 2 . 62 , 1 Chronicles 4 . 33 , 1 Chronicles 9 . 1

them that went up . Ezra 7 . 7 , Ezra 7 . 13

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 16 . chief men Nehemiah 12 . 36 . Ezra Psalm 147 . 2 . he

Verse 2

Phinehas . 1 Chronicles 6 . 3 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 4-15 , 1 Chronicles 24 . 1-6

David . 1 Chronicles 3 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 3 . 22

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 15 . and found

Verse 3

Pharosh . This variation is attributable to the translators; the original being uniformly Parosh. Ezra 2 . 3 , Nehemiah 7 . 8 , Nehemiah 10 . 14 , Parosh

Verse 4

Pahathmoab . Ezra 2 . 6 , Nehemiah 7 . 11 , Nehemiah 10 . 14

Reciprocal . Ezra 10 . 30 . Pahathmoab Nehemiah 3 . 11 . Pahathmoab

Verse 6

Adin . Ezra 2 . 15 , Nehemiah 7 . 20 , Nehemiah 10 . 16

Verse 7

Elam . Ezra 2 . 7 , Ezra 2 . 31 , Nehemiah 7 . 12 , Nehemiah 7 . 34

Reciprocal . Ezra 10 . 26 . Elam

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 16 . Zechariah Nehemiah 10 . 15 . Azgad

Verse 12

Azgad . Ezra 2 . 12 , Nehemiah 7 . 17

the son of Hakkatan . or , the youngest son

Reciprocal . Judges 2 . 11 . did evil Nehemiah 10 . 15 . Azgad

Verse 13

Adonikam . Ezra 2 . 13 , Nehemiah 7 . 18

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 16 . Shemaiah

Verse 14

Bigvai . Ezra 2 . 14 , Nehemiah 7 . 19

Zabbud . or , Zaccur , as some read , Nehemiah 10 . 12

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 10 . 16 . Bigvai

Verse 15

the river that runneth . Ahava is supposed to be the river Adiava , which , with the Diava , is said by Ammianus to have given name to Adiabene , a province of Assyria , through which they flowed into the Tigris. These rivers were also called respectively , Anzabas and Zabas , the Caprus and Lycus of Ptolemy; the former of which he places , at its source , in long. 79 degrees , lat. 39+ degrees , and at its junction with the Tigris , in long. 79+ degrees , lat. 36 degrees 6 minutes; and the latter , at its source , in long 78 degrees , lat. 39 degrees; and where it falls into the Tigris , in long. 79 degrees , lat. 36+ degrees. They are now called the Great and Little Zab , or the Zabein , i.e. , the two Zabs , which , says Ibn Haukal , "are considerable streams , each about half as large as the Dejleh . or Tigris. They rise among the mountains of Azerbaijan . of these , the larger is that which runs towards Haditheh. These streams form part of the Tigris , and water the district of Semerah." Psalm 137 . 1 , Ezekiel 1 . 1 , Ezekiel 3 . 15 , Acts 16 . 13

Ahava . Ezra 8 . 21 , Ezra 8 . 31

abode . Heb. pitched

and found . Ezra 8 . 2 , Ezra 7 . 7 , Ezra 7 . 24

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 12 . 27 . out Jeremiah 31 . 6 . Arise

Verse 16

Shemaiah . Ezra 8 . 13 , Ezra 10 . 21

Nathan . Ezra 10 . 39

Zechariah . Ezra 8 . 11

chief men . Ezra 8 . 1

men of understanding . Ezra 8 . 18 , 1 Kings 3 . 11 , 1 Chronicles 12 . 32 , 1 Chronicles 26 . 14 , 2 Chronicles 2 . 12 , Proverbs 2 . 6 , Proverbs 20 . 5 , Proverbs 28 . 2 , Daniel 2 . 21 , 2 Timothy 2 . 7 , 1 John 5 . 20

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 6 . 10 . Shemaiah Nehemiah 11 . 10 . Jedaiah

Verse 17

Casiphia . Casiphia is supposed to denote the Caspian mountains , between Media and Hyrcania , near the Caspian Sea. It is evident , from a comparison of Ezra 7 . 9 , with Ezra 8 . 31 , that Casiphia could not be far from Ahava.

I told them . Heb. I put words in their mouth , Exodus 4 . 15 , Deuteronomy 18 . 18 , 2 Samuel 14 . 3 , 2 Samuel 14 . 19 , Jeremiah 1 . 9 , Jeremiah 15 . 19

the Nethinims . Ezra 2 . 43 , Ezra 2 . 58 , Ezra 7 . 7

ministers . Numbers 8 . 22-26 , Numbers 18 . 6 , 1 Chronicles 23 . 3-6 , 1 Chronicles 23 . 26-32 , Titus 1 . 5

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 20 . Nethinims

Verse 18

by the good hand . Ezra 8 . 22 , Ezra 7 . 28 , Nehemiah 2 . 8 , Proverbs 3 . 6

a man of understanding . Ezra 8 . 16 , Proverbs 24 . 3 , Jeremiah 3 . 15 , Daniel 1 . 20 , 1 Corinthians 14 . 20

Mahli . Numbers 3 . 20 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 19

Sherebiah . Ezra 8 . 24 , Nehemiah 8 . 7 , Nehemiah 9 . 4 , Nehemiah 9 . 5 , Nehemiah 10 . 12 , Nehemiah 12 . 24

Reciprocal . Ezra 7 . 6 . according to Isaiah 66 . 14 . the hand Acts 11 . 21 . the hand

Verse 19

Hashabiah . Nehemiah 3 . 17 , Nehemiah 10 . 11

Merari . 1 Chronicles 6 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 16 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 19

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 24 . Sherebiah Nehemiah 11 . 22 . Hashabiah

Verse 20

Nethinims . Ezra 8 . 17 , Ezra 2 . 43 , Ezra 7 . 7 , 1 Chronicles 9 . 2

all of them . Philippians 4 . 3

Reciprocal . Joshua 9 . 27 . made them 1 Chronicles 16 . 41 . expressed

Verse 21

I proclaimed . Judges 20 . 26 , 1 Samuel 7 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 20 . 3 , Joel 1 . 14 , Joel 2 . 12-18 , Jonah 3 . 5

afflict ourselves . Leviticus 16 . 29 , Leviticus 16 . 31 , Leviticus 23 . 29 , Isaiah 58 . 3 , Isaiah 58 . 5 , Jeremiah 31 . 8 , Jeremiah 31 . 9 , Jeremiah 50 . 4 , Jeremiah 50 . 5

to seek . Psalm 5 . 8 , Psalm 107 . 2-8 , Psalm 143 . 8-10 , Proverbs 3 . 6 , Isaiah 30 . 21 , Isaiah 35 . 8 , Isaiah 42 . 16 , Isaiah 49 . 10 , Jeremiah 10 . 23

for our little ones . Numbers 14 . 3 , Numbers 14 . 31 , Psalm 8 . 2 , Mark 10 . 13-16 , Acts 2 . 39

Reciprocal . Genesis 24 . 42 . prosper Genesis 24 . 48 . led me Genesis 43 . 8 . also our Leviticus 23 . 27 . afflict Numbers 29 . 7 . afflict Numbers 30 . 13 . to afflict Joshua 9 . 14 . asked not Ezra 3 . 3 . for fear Ezra 8 . 15 . Ahava Ezra 8 . 31 . the river of Ahava Psalm 107 . 7 . he led Psalm 121 . 8 . thy going out Psalm 137 . 1 . the rivers Jeremiah 42 . 3 . General Daniel 9 . 3 . with Jonah 3 . 7 . caused 1 Thessalonians 3 . 11 . our way

Verse 22

I was ashamed . 1 Corinthians 9 . 15 , 2 Corinthians 7 . 14

The hand . Ezra 7 . 6 , Ezra 7 . 9 , Ezra 7 . 28 , 1 Chronicles 28 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 16 . 9 , Psalm 33 . 18 , Psalm 33 . 19 , Psalm 34 . 15 , Psalm 34 . 22 , Isaiah 3 . 10 , Isaiah 3 . 11 , Lamentations 3 . 25 , Romans 8 . 28 , 1 Peter 3 . 12

his power and his wrath . Joshua 23 . 16 , 2 Chronicles 15 . 2 , Psalm 21 . 8 , Psalm 21 . 9 , Psalm 34 . 16 , Psalm 90 . 11 , Zephaniah 1 . 2-6 , Hebrews 10 . 38 , 1 Peter 3 . 12

Reciprocal . Joshua 24 . 20 . he will turn Ezra 3 . 3 . for fear Ezra 5 . 5 . But the eye Ezra 8 . 18 . by the good hand Ezra 8 . 30 . the house of our God Ezra 8 . 31 . the hand Nehemiah 2 . 7 . that they may Nehemiah 2 . 9 . Now the Proverbs 3 . 6 . In Isaiah 44 . 8 . ye are Isaiah 45 . 19 . Seek Isaiah 66 . 14 . the hand

Verse 23

we fasted . Nehemiah 9 . 1 , Esther 4 . 16 , Daniel 9 . 3 , Luke 2 . 37 , Acts 10 . 30

besought . Jeremiah 29 . 12 , Jeremiah 29 . 13 , Jeremiah 33 . 3 , Jeremiah 50 . 4 , Jeremiah 50 . 5

and he was entreated . Ezra 8 . 31 , Deuteronomy 4 . 29 , 1 Chronicles 5 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 12 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 13 , Psalm 66 . 18-20 , Isaiah 19 . 22 , Jeremiah 29 . 12 , Jeremiah 29 . 13 , Matthew 7 . 7 , Matthew 7 . 8

Reciprocal . Genesis 25 . 21 . and the Proverbs 3 . 6 . In Acts 8 . 24 . Pray

Verse 24

Sherebiah . Ezra 8 . 18 , Ezra 8 . 19

Reciprocal . Numbers 3 . 8 . General Nehemiah 10 . 11 . Hashabiah Ezekiel 44 . 8 . charge John 12 . 6 . the bag

Verse 25

weighed . Ezra 8 . 33 , Ezra 1 . 8 , 2 Corinthians 8 . 20 , 2 Corinthians 8 . 21 , Philippians 4 . 8

the silver . Ezra 7 . 15 , Ezra 7 . 16

Reciprocal . Genesis 23 . 16 . weighed Numbers 1 . 50 . thou shalt Numbers 7 . 13 . charger Numbers 7 . 85 . two thousand 2 Kings 12 . 4 . and all the money 1 Chronicles 9 . 28 . the charge 1 Chronicles 28 . 13 . the vessels 2 Chronicles 35 . 8 . his princes Ezra 1 . 6 . strengthened their hands Ezra 2 . 69 . the treasure Isaiah 52 . 11 . be

Verse 26

Reciprocal . Exodus 38 . 21 . by the hand Numbers 7 . 85 . two thousand Ezra 8 . 33 . weighed Zechariah 6 . 10 . which

Verse 27

fine copper . Heb. yellow , or shining brass , The Syriac renders , nechosho korinthyo tovo , "good Corinthian brass;" so called from the brass found after the burning of Corinth by Lucius Mummius , which was , as is generally supposed , brass , copper , silver , and gold , melted together. Sir J. Chardin , however , in a manuscript note , cited by Harmer , mentioned a factitious metal used in the East , and highly esteemed there , which might probably be of an origin as ancient as Ezra. He says , "I have heard some Dutch gentlemen speak of a metal in the island of Sumatra , and among the Macassars , much more esteemed than gold , which royal personages alone are privileged to wear. It is a mixture , if I remember right , of gold and steel , or copper and steel." He afterwards added , "calmbac is the name of this metal , which is composed of gold and copper."

precious . Heb. desirable , Lamentations 4 . 2

Reciprocal . 1 Kings 20 . 6 . pleasant Ezra 7 . 19 . The vessels

Verse 28

Ye are holy . Leviticus 21 . 6-8 , Deuteronomy 33 . 8 , Isaiah 52 . 11

the vessels . Ezra 1 . 7-11 , Leviticus 22 . 2 , Leviticus 22 . 3 , Numbers 4 . 4-15 , Numbers 4 . 19 , Numbers 4 . 20 , Numbers 7 . 13 , Numbers 7 . 84-88 , 1 Kings 7 . 48-51 , 1 Chronicles 23 . 28 , 2 Chronicles 24 . 14

Reciprocal . Numbers 3 . 25 . the charge Zechariah 7 . 2 . they

Verse 29

Watch ye . 1 Chronicles 26 . 20-26 , Mark 13 . 34 , Mark 13 . 35 , Acts 20 . 31 , 2 Timothy 4 . 5

until ye weigh them before . Ezra 8 . 33 , Ezra 8 . 34

Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 23 . 28 . for the service Jeremiah 35 . 2 . into one Ezekiel 40 . 7 . General

Verse 30

the house of our God . Ezra 8 . 22 , 1 Chronicles 29 . 2 , 1 Chronicles 29 . 3 , Psalm 122 . 9 , Isaiah 60 . 13

Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 33 . weighed

Verse 31

the river of Ahava . Ezra 8 . 15 , Ezra 8 . 21

the hand . Ezra 8 . 22 , Ezra 7 . 9 , Ezra 7 . 28 , Job 5 . 19-24 , Psalm 91 . 9-14 , Isaiah 41 . 10-14 , Acts 25 . 3 , Acts 26 . 22

and he delivered . Ezra and his company had now entered upon a journey of several hundred miles through the desert , which they were nearly four months in completing , encumbered with families and possessions , and carrying large treasures with them , which would invite the attempts of the Arabian hordes , and others , that infested that neighbourhood; yet , having declared to the king , "that the hand of God was upon all them for good that seek him , and that his power and wrath were against all them that forsook him ," . Ezra 8 . 22 , he determined to travel without a guard , except that of the Almighty , being ashamed to ask any other , after his former avowed confidence in Him! Having , therefore , humbled themselves before the Lord , and besought his guidance and protection , he was intreated by them , their enemies were restrained or disabled , and they arrived unmolested at Jerusalem.

Reciprocal . Ezra 7 . 6 . according to Ezra 8 . 17 . Casiphia Ezra 8 . 23 . and he was entreated Psalm 121 . 8 . thy going out Psalm 137 . 1 . the rivers Isaiah 66 . 14 . the hand Hosea 6 . 9 . as troops Acts 20 . 3 . the Jews