Ezra 2:20

2:19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. Gibbar: or Gibeon

KJV

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

2:21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

What does Ezra 2:20 mean?

Ezra 2:20 is a verse in the book of Ezra, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), גִּבָּר (Gibbâr), תִּשְׁעִים (tishʻîym). It connects to 3 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

The

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Gibbar,גִּבָּרGibbâr/ghib-bawr'/H1402Gibbar, an Israelite

ninetyתִּשְׁעִיםtishʻîym/tish-eem'/H8673ninety

and

five.חָמֵשׁchâmêsh/khaw-maysh'/H2568five

Gibbar:

Gibeon

Commentary on Ezra 2:20

HENRY_FULL · Ezra 2:20

div This chapter continues and concludes the history of the reign of Hezekiah. I. The descent which Sennacherib made upon him, and the care he took to fortify himself, his city, and the minds of his people, against that enemy, ver. 1-8 . II. The insolent blasphemous letters and messages which Sennacherib sent him, ver. 9-19 . III. The real answer God gave to Sennacherib's blasphemies, and to Hezekiah's prayers, in the total rout of the Assyrian army, to the shame of Sennacherib and the honour of Hezekiah, ver. 20-23 . IV. Hezekiah's sickness and his recovery from that, his sin and his recovery from that, with the honours that attended him living and dead, ver. 24-33 . Sennacherib's Invasion; Hezekiah's Patient Confidence. (

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Kings 12:17

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Luke 9:51

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Luke 9:53

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

People & places in this verse

Places

Gibeon

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezra 2:20.

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:17

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:32

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Ezra 2:20 say?

Ezra 2:20 (King James Version) reads: "The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. Gibbar: or Gibeon"

Is Ezra 2:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezra 2:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezra.

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