KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The descendants of Magbish: 156 people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 156 descendants of a family group called Magbish returned from exile in Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed census list documenting the Jewish families and groups who returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple around 538 BC. These careful records were important for establishing property rights, temple duties, and maintaining tribal identity after decades of exile. The precision of these numbers shows how significant each returning family was to the restoration of the Jewish community.
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