Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezra 2:3

"The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two." — Ezra 2:3 (ASV)

The children of Parosh ... —Then comes the enumeration of the family and local names. In the following instances, we note when two of the three authorities agree. In Ezra 2:6, Ezra is confirmed by 1 Esdras as against Nehemiah’s 2,818; in Ezra 2:8, against his 945; in Ezra 2:11, against his 628; in Ezra 2:15, against his 655; in Ezra 2:17, against his 324; and in Ezra 2:33, against his 721.

In Ezra 2:10, the children of Bani (or Binnui) are 642, but 1 Esdras agrees with Nehemiah in making them 648. In Ezra 2:14, the latter two correct 666 to 667. In Ezra 2:20, heads of families become places, and Nehemiah substitutes Gibeon for Gibbar. Ezra 2:30 has no representative in Nehemiah. In Ezra 2:31, “the other Elam” has the same number as Elam in Ezra 2:7. The Nebo of Ezra 2:29 is called “the other Nebo” in Nehemiah—though it is the only one—as if the word “other” had slipped in from what is found in the next verse in Nehemiah. In a few cases, all the authorities differ, but the differences are not important.