36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
36 The priests:
36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.
36 Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973
36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
36 These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:36
Commentary on Ezra 2:36-63
(Read Ezra 2:36-63)
Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.