Ezra 2:3
“The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.”
Ezra 2:3 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The children of Pharos two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.
- DARBYDarby
- The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
Context: Ezra 2
1Now 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;
2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
About Ezra 2: Return of the Exiles to Jerusalem
The list of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem under the leadership of Ezra.
Commentary
Ezra 2 is a chapter that records the return of the Israelites from exile in Babylon to the land of Judah. This chapter is a continuation of the narrative from the previous chapter, which records the decree of Cyrus, the king of Persia, allowing the Israelites to return to their homeland.