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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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…
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…
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…
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;…
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