John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 2. Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel , etc.] Not Daniel the prophet, he was of the royal blood, and of the tribe of Judah; this was a priest, a descendant of Ithamar, as Gershom was of Eleazar in the line of Phinehas: of the sons of David; Hattush ; perhaps the same with him in ( Chronicles 3:22), who was a descendant of David the king; these three men seem to have come alone without any of their families, at least they are not mentioned, nor their numbers given, as the rest that follow be.
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 מבני1121 פינחס6372 גרשׁם1647 מבני1121 איתמר385 דניאל1840 מבני1121 דויד1732 חטושׁ׃2407
