Ezra 2:26
What does Ezra 2:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 2:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 2:26 means
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one, are noted together, another paired entry that underscores regional cooperation. Their solid number would help secure northern approaches to Jerusalem and restore local economies. Such groupings reflect practical realities of settlement and governance. Including them ensures that these towns are recognized in the reconstituted Judah, with rights and responsibilities toward the broader community, including support for the central worship to be renewed in Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sons of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred twenty-one.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
Context
Still listing towns in the region, this verse pairs Ramah and Geba as a joint entry. The surrounding verses present a patchwork of localities with varying sizes. The sequence is moving steadily toward concluding the town-based section (vv. 21–35). Once these localities are named, the chapter will transition to enumerate the religious classes—priests, Levites, singers, porters, and Nethinim—who will serve in temple-related ministries (vv. 36–58).
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 18:24
and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:
- Nehemiah 7:30
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.