81 Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes : 2 of the sons of Phinehas , Gershom ; of the sons of Ithamar , Daniel ; of the sons of David , Hattush ; 3 of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh , Zechariah and with him 150 e males who were in the genealogical list ; 4 of the sons of Pahath-moab , Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; 5 of the sons of Zattu , Shecaniah , the son of Jahaziel and 300 e males with him; 6 and of the sons of Adin , Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; 7 and of the sons of Elam , Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; 8 and of the sons of Shephatiah , Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; 9 of the sons of Joab , Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 e e males with him; 10 and of the sons of Bani , Shelomith , the son of Josiphiah and 160 e males with him; 11 and of the sons of Bebai , Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 e males with him; 12 and of the sons of Azgad , Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 e males with him; 13 and of the sons of Adonikam , the last ones , these being their names , Eliphelet , Jeuel and Shemaiah , and 60 males with them; 14 and of the sons of Bigvai , Uthai and Zabbud , and 70 males with them. 15 Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava , where we camped for three days ; and when I observed the people and the priests , I did not find any Levites e there . 16 So I sent for Eliezer , Ariel , Shemaiah , Elnathan , Jarib , Elnathan , Nathan , Zechariah and Meshullam , leading men , and for Joiarib and Elnathan , teachers . 17 I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia ; and I told e e them what to say to Iddo and his brothers , the temple servants at the place Casiphia , that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God . 18 According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli , the son of Levi , the son of Israel , namely Sherebiah , and his sons and brothers , 18 e men; 19 and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari , with his brothers and their sons , 20 men; 20 and 220 e of the temple servants , whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites , all of them designated by name .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20
Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20
(Read Ezra 8:1-20)
Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!