Ezra 2:58 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392 people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse counts the temple workers and descendants of King Solomon's servants who returned from exile - 392 people in total.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of a detailed census taken when the Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem around 538 BC. The Nethinims were temple servants who helped the priests and Levites with various duties, while Solomon's servants were likely descendants of people who worked in King Solomon's administration centuries earlier. This careful record-keeping showed how God preserved even the working-class people through the exile.

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