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Version</a></span><br />The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, <i>were</i> three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants <i>totaled</i> 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon&#8217s servants were 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All the temple servants, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants totaled 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon&#8217s servants 392. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A total of 392 descendants of temple workers and of Solomon's servants returned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon: 392. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the Nethinim, and the descendants of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon [are] three hundred ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon are three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the Nethinims, the sons of Solomon's servants, three hundred ninety and two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The total of the temple servants together with the descendants of Solomon’s servants was three hundred and ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All the Nethanites, and the descendants of Ebar and Shalim, were three hundred and ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All the Nethanites and the children of Avar and Shalim: three hundred and ninety and two.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma <i>were</i> three hundred and ninety-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/2-58.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=454" 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">57</span>the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. <span class="reftext">58</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5411.htm" title="5411: han·nə·ṯî·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Temple servants. Or Nathuwn, from nathan; one given, i.e. the Nethinim, or Temple-servants.">The temple servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of the servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">of Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">numbered 392</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8673.htm" title="8673: tiš·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Ninety. Multiple from tesha'; ninety."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·nā·yim (Conj-w:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all.</a> </span><span class="reftext">59</span>The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:…<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/7-60.htm">Nehemiah 7:60</a></span><br />The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Nehemiah 11:3</a></span><br />These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2</a></span><br />Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26</a></span><br />and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Nehemiah 3:31</a></span><br />Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-21.htm">Nehemiah 11:21</a></span><br />The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a></span><br />their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Joshua 9:21-27</a></span><br />They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise. / Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us? / Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-49.htm">1 Chronicles 6:49</a></span><br />But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28</a></span><br />but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></span><br />So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">1 Chronicles 26:12</a></span><br />These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-13.htm">1 Chronicles 28:13</a></span><br />for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.</p><p class="hdg">Nethinims</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Ezra 7:7</a></b></br> And there went up <i>some</i> of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Joshua 9:21,23,27</a></b></br> And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2</a></b></br> Now the first inhabitants that <i>dwelt</i> in their possessions in their cities <i>were</i>, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.</p><p class="hdg">Solomon's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a></b></br> Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/2-57.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">Nethinim</a> <a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">Nethinims</a> <a href="/ezra/2-20.htm">Ninety</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm">Ninety-Two</a> <a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/2-60.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-60.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Nethinim</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Nethinims</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Ninety</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm">Ninety-Two</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">Three</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'; 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These individuals were given to the service of the temple, assisting the Levites in various duties. Historically, the Nethinim were likely non-Israelites who were integrated into the community to perform menial tasks, allowing the Levites to focus on more sacred duties. Their role underscores the inclusivity of God's work, where people from diverse backgrounds contribute to the worship and service of the Lord.<p><b>and the descendants of the servants of Solomon</b><br />This phrase highlights a specific group of people who were originally assigned to serve in the temple during King Solomon's reign. Solomon, known for his wisdom and the building of the first temple, had established a system of service that included these individuals. The mention of their descendants indicates a continuity of service and dedication across generations. It reflects the importance of legacy and the transmission of faith and duty from one generation to the next, emphasizing the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people.<p><b>numbered 392 in all</b><br />The specific number, 392, provides a sense of historical accuracy and attention to detail in the biblical record. It signifies the remnant of those who returned from the Babylonian exile to reestablish worship in Jerusalem. This number, though small, represents a faithful group committed to restoring the temple and the worship of God. It serves as a reminder that God often works through a faithful remnant to accomplish His purposes, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their faith and service, regardless of their numbers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/2-58.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 temple servants</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּתִינִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ṯî·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5411.htm">Strong's 5411: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Nethinim, Temple-servants</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 the servants</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[numbered] 392</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֨ל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/2-58.htm">Ezra 2:58 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/2-58.htm">OT History: Ezra 2:58 All the Nethinim and the children (Ezr. 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