36 Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973 37 Immer, 1,052 38 Pashhur, 1,247 39 Harim, 1,017. 40 Levitical families: Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74. 41 Singers: Asaph's family line, 128. 42 Security guard families: Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139. 43 Families of temple support staff: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha. 55 Families of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami. 58 Temple support staff and Solomon's servants added up to 392. 59 These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren't able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not: 60 Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in all. 61 Likewise with these priestly families: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took that name. 62 They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean. 63 The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:36-63
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.