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Ezra 8:1–10

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THESE are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
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From verse 1

  1. Ezra 7:7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

  2. 1 Chronicles 24:31Rank 2 from verse 1
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    31These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

  3. 1 Chronicles 26:32Rank 3 from verse 1
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    32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

  4. 1 Chronicles 4:33Rank 4 from verse 1
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    33And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

  5. 1 Chronicles 9:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1SO all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

From verse 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:22Rank 1 from verse 2
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    22And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

  2. 1 Chronicles 24:1–6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

    3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

    4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

    5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

    6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

  3. 1 Chronicles 3:1Rank 3 from verse 2
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    1NOW these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

  4. 1 Chronicles 6:3–15Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    4¶ Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

    5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

    6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

    7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

    8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

    9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

    10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

    11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

    12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

    13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

    14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

    15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

From verse 3

  1. Ezra 2:3Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

  2. Nehemiah 10:14Rank 2 from verse 3
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    14The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

  3. Nehemiah 7:8Rank 3 from verse 3
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    8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

From verse 4

  1. Ezra 2:6Rank 1 from verse 4
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    6The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

  2. Nehemiah 10:14Rank 2 from verse 4
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    14The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

  3. Nehemiah 7:11Rank 3 from verse 4
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    11The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

From verse 6

  1. Ezra 2:15Rank 1 from verse 6
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    15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

  2. Nehemiah 10:16Rank 2 from verse 6
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    16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

  3. Nehemiah 7:20Rank 3 from verse 6
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    20The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

From verse 7

  1. Ezra 2:31Rank 1 from verse 7
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    31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  2. Ezra 2:7Rank 2 from verse 7
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    7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  3. Nehemiah 7:12Rank 3 from verse 7
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    12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  4. Nehemiah 7:34Rank 4 from verse 7
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    34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

From verse 8

  1. Ezra 2:4Rank 1 from verse 8
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    4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

  2. Nehemiah 11:4Rank 2 from verse 8
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    4And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

  3. Nehemiah 7:9Rank 3 from verse 8
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    9The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

From verse 9

  1. Ezra 2:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

  2. Nehemiah 7:11Rank 2 from verse 9
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    11The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

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Ezra 8:1

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Babylon

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Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reign

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Sense 1: To exercise kingly rule, dominion, governing power, or controlling power. Sense 2: Royal rule or dominion, or the period during which a ruler governs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ezra 8:3

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reckoned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of reckon, meaning to count, calculate, consider, regard, or place to an account.

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Ezra 8:4

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ezra 8:5

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ezra 8:6

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ezra 8:7

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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Ezra 8:8

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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Ezra 8:9

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ezra 8:10

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1THESE are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

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2Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

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3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

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4Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

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5Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

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6Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

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7And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

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8And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

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9Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

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11And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

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