the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
- KJV The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
- NKJV the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two;
- NASB the sons of Azgad, 2,322;
- NLT The family of Azgad 2,322
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Quick answer
The family of Azgad returned, numbering 2,322. Each number records God's faithfulness in bringing a remnant home from exile.
Overview
This continues the register Nehemiah found of those who first returned from Babylon under Zerubbabel (7:5-7). Listing the family of Azgad by name and count shows that the restored community was not an anonymous mass but a people God knew and preserved. The careful record echoes the Lord's covenant care, anticipating the day when His people would be counted and kept in Christ (John 10:28-29).
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- Ezra 2:12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
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