Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I paid close attention to the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ahava was both a town and a river (Ezra 8:21). The modern name of the place is Hit. It is famous for its bitumen springs, and is situat…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Ahava. —Both river and town. Nine days’ journey brought them there; and there is a place now called Hit, about eighty miles from B…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I gathered them together to the river that runs to
Ahava
From which also the rive…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that …