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the people of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
Ezra 2:13 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
  • KJV The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
  • BSB the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
  • NASB the sons of Adonikam, 666;
  • NLT The family of Adonikam 666

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Quick answer

The descendants of Adonikam numbered 666. The roll of returning families continues.

Overview

The clan of Adonikam is registered among the restored community. The precise number continues the orderly record of those who returned. These entries affirm the historical reality of God's faithfulness to His covenant people.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Ezra 8:13Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
  • Neh 7:18The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Ezra videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • VideoWatch teaching on Ezra 2:13YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EzraMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The return from exile and the rebuilt altar keep alive the hope of a greater restoration — the true return from our deeper exile of sin accomplished by Christ.

How Ezra 2:13 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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