Ezra 8:9 of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

English Standard Version
Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.

New American Standard Bible
of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him;

King James Bible
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab's descendants, and 218 men with him;

International Standard Version
From Joab's descendants: Jehiel's son Obadiah and 218 men with him.

American Standard Version
Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Joab, Obedia the son of Jahiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.

Darby Bible Translation
Of the children of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

Young's Literal Translation
From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 8

Ezr 8:1-14. Ezra's Companions from Babylon.

1. this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon—The number given here amounts to 1754. But this is the register of adult males only, and as there were women and children also (Ezr 8:21), the whole caravan may be considered as comprising between six thousand and seven thousand.