SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:15
Y los junté junto al río que viene a Ahava, y reposamos allí tres días; y habiendo buscado entre el pueblo y entre los sacerdotes, no hallé allí de los hijos de Leví.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:15
Verse 15. The river that runneth to Ahava] Ahava was a river itself, which is supposed to be the same that is called Diava or Adiava, in the province of Adiabene; and perhaps the place whence the people of Ava came who were brought by the king of Assyria to Palestine, 2 Kings xvii. 24. None of the sons of Levi.] None that were simply Levites. He found priests, and they were sons of Levi; but no Levites that were not priests.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava , etc.] From whence also the river bore the same name; or that from the river, (see Ezra 8:21), and may be the same with Adiabene, a country in Assyria, which had its name from the river Adiava: and there abode we in tents three days ; or pitched their camp; this was the place of their rendezvous: and I viewed the people and the priests ; mustered them, took the number of them, and what tribe and families they were of: and found there none of the sons of Levi ; excepting the priests.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-20 - 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 pit that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!
Original Hebrew
ואקבצם 6908 אל 413 הנהר 5104 הבא 935 אל 413 אהוא 163 ונחנה 2583 שׁם 8033 ימים 3117 שׁלשׁה 7969 ואבינה 995 בעם 5971 ובכהנים 3548 ומבני 1121 לוי 3878 לא 3808 מצאתי 4672 שׁם׃ 8033
