7 of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:7

Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20

(Read Ezra 8:1-20)

Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!