Ezra 8:16
“Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 8:1-20
Ezra, having received his commission from the king, beats up for volunteers, as it were, sets up an ensign to assemble…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then sent I for Eliezer, &c. "For". (a) The preposition in the original is sometimes found as the sign of the object:…
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