KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The descendants of Parosh: 2,172 people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 2,172 descendants of a man named Parosh returned from exile in Babylon to rebuild their homeland.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed census list of Jewish families and groups who returned from Babylonian exile around 538 BC under Cyrus the Great's decree. The Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem and taken many Jews captive about 70 years earlier, but now God was fulfilling His promise to bring His people back to their land. These lists were important for reestablishing family lineages, property rights, and religious duties in the rebuilt community.
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