Ezra 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 2:22 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The men of Netophah, fifty and six." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 2:22 — KJV
“The men of Netophah, fifty and six.”
— Ezra 2:22 (KJV)
Ezra 2:22 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 2:22
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:22: men, fifty, six
“And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:22: men, fifty, six
“And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:22: men, fifty, six
“And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:22: men, six
“And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:22: fifty, six
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