36 The priests : the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua , 973 e e e ; 37 the sons of Immer , 1,052 e e ; 38 the sons of Pashhur , 1,247 e e e ; 39 the sons of Harim , 1,017 e e . 40 The Levites : the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel , of the sons of Hodaviah , 74 e . 41 The singers : the sons of Asaph , 128 e e . 42 The sons of the gatekeepers : the sons of Shallum , the sons of Ater , the sons of Talmon , the sons of Akkub , the sons of Hatita , the sons of Shobai , in all 139 e e . 43 The temple servants : the sons of Ziha , the sons of Hasupha , the sons of Tabbaoth ,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:36-43
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.