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Old TestamentEzra · Chapter 2

Ezra 2:70

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 2:70 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Ezra 2:70 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Ezra 2:70 — KJV

So 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.

Ezra 2:70 (KJV)

Ezra 2:70 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.

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Cross-References for Ezra 2:70

So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

Shares key themes with Ezra 2:70: priests, levites, some

And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

Shares key themes with Ezra 2:70: priests, levites, some

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

Shares key themes with Ezra 2:70: priests, levites, nethinims

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

Shares key themes with Ezra 2:70: priests, levites, people

Now these are the chief 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 Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

Shares key themes with Ezra 2:70: priests, levites, nethinims

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey