Bible Strands
Ezra 2:27
the men of Michmash, 122;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text functions as a ledger entry in a post-exilic census of returning exiles. It records territorial populations without narrative framing or direct address.
The words — אַנְשֵ֣י ('an.Shei) translates literally as "the men of," while מִכְמָ֔ס (mikh.Mas) names the specific locale of Micmash. The numerical sequence מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנָֽיִם (me.'Ah 'es.Rim u./she.Na.yim) states the count of one hundred twenty-two.
The thread — The town appears in 1 Samuel 13:5 and 1 Samuel 13:23 as a Philistine military staging ground. Nehemiah 7:31 repeats the identical population figure for the same community.
Why it lands — It demands verification of ancestral and territorial lines for post-exilic community restoration. The record requires readers to track precise demographic data rather than seek theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 13:5 Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
- 1 Samuel 13:23 And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
- Nehemiah 7:31 the men of Michmash, 122;
- Isaiah 10:28 Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.