5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
5 Of the sons of Zattu,
5 Family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and 300 men
5 of the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males;
5 From the family of Zattu : Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300Â other men.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:5
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!