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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 74<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants 74<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levites included: Jeshua&#8217s and Kadmiel&#8217s descendants from Hodaviah&#8217s descendants 74 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, that is, of Hodaviah 74<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Descendants of Levi: Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah: 74<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The Levites: sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Levites; sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Joshua and Kadmiel, to the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Josue and of Cedmihel, the children of Odovia, seventy-four. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Joshua of Kadmiel, and of Hodiah, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Levites, the children of Yeshua and Qadmiah and the children of Hudia, seventy and four.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/2-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=331" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">The Levites:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3442.htm" title="3442: yê·šū·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Jeshua. For Yhowshuwa'; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine.">of Jeshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/6934.htm" title="6934: wə·qaḏ·mî·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- God is the ancient one, a Levite name. From qedem and 'el; presence of God; Kadmiel, the name of three Israelites.">and Kadmiel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">(through the line</a> <a href="/hebrew/1938.htm" title="1938: hō·w·ḏaw·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. From howd and Yahh; majesty of Jah; Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites.">of Hodaviah),</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">74</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">Nehemiah 7:43</a></span><br />The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-8.htm">Nehemiah 12:8-9</a></span><br />The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving. / Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">1 Chronicles 23:3-5</a></span><br />The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. / “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, / 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-14.htm">1 Chronicles 9:14-16</a></span><br />From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari; / Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; / Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-15.htm">Nehemiah 11:15-18</a></span><br />From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; / Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God; / Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">1 Chronicles 6:31-32</a></span><br />These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. / They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16-22</a></span><br />David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals. / So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah; / and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-7</a></span><br />Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a></span><br />The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-24.htm">Nehemiah 12:24-26</a></span><br />The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. / Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. / They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">1 Chronicles 16:4-6</a></span><br />David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. / Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals / and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">1 Chronicles 16:37-42</a></span><br />So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, / along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers. / And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a></span><br />In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.</p><p class="hdg">Hodaviah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Ezra 3:9</a></b></br> Then stood Jeshua <i>with</i> his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, <i>with</i> their sons and their brethren the Levites.</p><p class="hdg">Judah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">Nehemiah 7:43</a></b></br> The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, <i>and</i> of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.</p><p class="hdg">Hodevah </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/2-39.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-31.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-7.htm">Hodaviah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-7.htm">Hodavi'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Jeshua</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-24.htm">Kadmiel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-8.htm">Kad'mi-El</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Seventy-Four</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/2-41.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/2-41.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Hodaviah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-24.htm">Hodavi'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/3-2.htm">Jeshua</a> <a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Kadmiel</a> <a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Kad'mi-El</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezra/8-7.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">Seventy-Four</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">The number that return of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm">of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">of the Nethinims</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">of Solomon's servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">61. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-61.htm">of the priests who could not show their pedigree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Their offerings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The Levites:</b><br>The Levites were a distinct tribe in Israel, set apart for religious duties and service in the temple. They did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were given cities to live in throughout Israel. Their role was crucial in maintaining the spiritual life of the nation, as they assisted the priests and took care of the tabernacle and later the temple. This highlights the importance of dedicated service to God and the community.<p><b>the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel</b><br>Jeshua and Kadmiel were leaders among the Levites who returned from Babylonian exile. Jeshua, also known as Joshua, was a common name meaning "The Lord is salvation," and he played a significant role in the rebuilding of the temple. Kadmiel means "God is of old" or "God is ancient," indicating a connection to the enduring faithfulness of God. These names reflect the hope and continuity of God's promises to His people.<p><b>(through the line of Hodaviah),</b><br>Hodaviah, meaning "praise of the Lord," is a lesser-known figure, but his mention signifies the importance of lineage and heritage in the Jewish tradition. The genealogical record underscores the continuity of God's covenant with Israel and the fulfillment of His promises through specific family lines. This also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a faithful lineage in service to God.<p><b>74</b><br>The number 74 represents the specific count of Levites from this lineage who returned to Jerusalem. This precise number indicates the careful record-keeping and the importance of each individual in the restoration of the temple worship. It reflects the remnant theme found throughout Scripture, where God preserves a faithful group to continue His work, pointing to the faithfulness of God in preserving His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe set apart for religious duties and temple service in Israel. They played a crucial role in worship and maintaining the spiritual life of the nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeshua.htm">Jeshua</a></b><br>A leader among the Levites, possibly the same Jeshua who was a high priest during the return from Babylonian exile. His leadership was vital in re-establishing worship in Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kadmiel.htm">Kadmiel</a></b><br>Another leader among the Levites, working alongside Jeshua. His name means "God is my ancient one," indicating a heritage of faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hodaviah.htm">Hodaviah</a></b><br>A family line within the Levites. The name means "praise of Yahweh," reflecting the Levites' role in worship and praise.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/7/74.htm">74</a></b><br>The number of Levites from these families who returned from exile, highlighting the remnant committed to restoring worship in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>The Levites' return highlights the need for dedicated spiritual leaders in rebuilding and maintaining a community of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_numbers.htm">Faithfulness in Small Numbers</a></b><br>The relatively small number of Levites (74) reminds us that God can work powerfully through a faithful remnant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_of_worship.htm">Heritage of Worship</a></b><br>The names and lineage of the Levites emphasize the importance of a heritage rooted in worship and praise of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_restoration.htm">Commitment to Restoration</a></b><br>The Levites' return from exile demonstrates a commitment to restoring proper worship and community life, a model for spiritual renewal today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_praise_in_community_life.htm">Role of Praise in Community Life</a></b><br>The Levites' role in leading worship underscores the centrality of praise and worship in maintaining a vibrant spiritual community.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">The Levites: the children of Jeshua.</span>--Then follow the Levitical families, not priests: that is, the Levites proper, the singers, the door-keepers or porters. Of the first there were only two families, and these are both traced up to one, that of Hodaviah or Judah (<a href="/ezra/3-9.htm" title="Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.">Ezra 3:9</a>) or Hodevah (<a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm" title="The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.">Nehemiah 7:43</a>). The hereditary choristers are also few: of the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the first alone is represented. Nehemiah makes their number twenty more; but 1 Esdras agrees with the text of Ezra.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Levites</span>. The non-priestly Levites are divided into three classes: - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> Ordinary Levites (ver. 40); <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> Choral Levites (ver. 41); <p>and Levites descended from those who had had the charge of the temple gates (ver. 42). Compare <a href="/1_chronicles/24-20.htm">1 Chronicles 24:20-31</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/25.htm">1 Chronicles 25</a>, and 1 Chron 26:1-19. Of the first class, only two families seem to have returned - those of Jeshua and Kadmiel, both of which traced their descent to a certain Hodaviah, or Judah (<a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Ezra 3:9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/2-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The Levites:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jeshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשׁ֧וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3442.htm">Strong's 3442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeshua</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Kadmiel</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qaḏ·mî·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6934.htm">Strong's 6934: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kadmiel -- 'God is the ancient one', a Levite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">(through the line</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hodaviah),</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏaw·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1938.htm">Strong's 1938: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hodaviah -- an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">74</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventy (a cardinal number)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/2-40.htm">Ezra 2:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm">OT History: Ezra 2:40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua (Ezr. 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