KJV ORIGINAL
And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Azgad: Johanan, son of Hakkatan, along with 110 men.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records one family group that returned from exile in Babylon to Jerusalem, showing how God faithfully brought His people home.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a detailed list of Jewish families who returned from Babylonian exile around 458 BC during the second wave of return under Ezra's leadership. The Babylonians had conquered Jerusalem about 150 years earlier and taken many Jews into exile, but Persian King Artaxerxes allowed them to return and rebuild their homeland.
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