Ezra 8:9
9 of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;
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9 of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:9
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!