Ezra 2:61-63
1599 Geneva Bible
61 And of the sons of the Priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of [a]Barzillai: which took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
62 These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not found: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.
63 And [b]Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy thing, till there rose up a Priest with [c]Urim and Thummim.
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- Ezra 2:61 Of him is made mention, 2 Sam. 17:27 and 19:31, and because the Priest’s office was had in contempt, these would have changed their estate by their name, and so by God’s just judgment lost both the estimation of the world and the dignity of their office.
- Ezra 2:63 This is a Chaldean name, and signifieth him that hath authority over others.
- Ezra 2:63 Read Exod. 28:30.
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