Ezra Chapter 10
10:1 | Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the ![]() ![]() |
10:2 | And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in ![]() |
10:3 | Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. |
10:4 | Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and ![]() |
10:5 | Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all ![]() ![]() |
10:6 | Then Ezra rose up from before the ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10:7 | And they made proclamation throughout Judah and ![]() ![]() |
10:8 | And that whosoever would not come within three ![]() |
10:9 | Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10:10 | And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of ![]() |
10:11 | Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and ![]() ![]() |
10:12 | Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we ![]() |
10:13 | But the people [are] many, and [it is] a ![]() ![]() |
10:14 | Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed ![]() |
10:15 | Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. |
10:16 | And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the ![]() ![]() |
10:17 | And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first ![]() |
10:18 | And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. |
10:19 | And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass. |
10:20 | And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. |
10:21 | And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. |
10:22 | And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. |
10:23 | Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is] Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. |
10:24 | Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. |
10:25 | Moreover of ![]() |
10:26 | And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. |
10:27 | And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. |
10:28 | Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai. |
10:29 | And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. |
10:30 | And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. |
10:31 | And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, |
10:32 | Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah. |
10:33 | Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei. |
10:34 | Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, |
10:35 | Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, |
10:36 | Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, |
10:37 | Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, |
10:38 | And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, |
10:39 | And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, |
10:40 | Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, |
10:41 | Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, |
10:42 | Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph. |
10:43 | Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. |
10:44 | All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children. |