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Ezra 8:18

Ezra 8:18
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen ;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari,.... These were of the same division of Levites as Sherebiah:

his brethren and their sons, twenty; these thirty eight, with those they came…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And Sherebiah - Either a name has fallen out before the words “a man of understanding,” or the “and” here has crept into the text by accident. Sherebiah appears among the most earnest of the Levites…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezra 8:1-20

Ezra, having received his commission from the king, beats up for volunteers, as it were, sets up an ensign to assemble the outcasts of Israel and the dispersed of Judah, Isa 11:12. "Whoever of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And by the good hand R.V. And according to the good hand. For the phrase see on chap. Ezr 7:6.

a man of understanding R.V. a man of discretion. Marg. Or Ish-sechel. Discretion (sechel). Cf. 1Ch 22:12;…