Ezra 2:70
What does Ezra 2:70 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 2:70 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 2:70 means
So the priests, Levites, some of the people, singers, porters, and Nethinim dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. This closing note affirms that each group took up residence as appropriate, completing the transition from exile to settlement. It encapsulates the chapter’s theme: a carefully documented, ordered restoration of people, places, and roles, all oriented toward renewing worship. “All Israel” emphasizes unity across tribes and functions, not only Judah and Benjamin. The stage is set for the rebuilding of the altar and temple, with the community reestablished across the land God gave them.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the priests dwell, and the Levites, and of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, in their cities; even all Israel in their cities.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the porters, and the Nathinites dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the priests, and the Levites, and [some] of the people, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Context
This final verse concludes the census and resource-accounting by noting that the community has now settled. It ties together the previous lists—families, towns, priests, Levites, singers, porters, Nethinim, and servants—and prepares for the next developments in Ezra: the rebuilding of the altar and temple. The flow from genealogy to geography to worship roles to settlement shows a holistic restoration, grounded in God’s faithfulness and the people’s ordered obedience.
v.69they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 11:3
Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
- 1 Chronicles 11:2
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.
- Ezra 6:16
And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
- Nehemiah 7:73
So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
- 1 Chronicles 9:2
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.