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Ezra 10:18-43

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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. 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. 20. And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21. And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22. And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23. Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is] Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24. Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 25. Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26. And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 27. And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28. Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai. 29. And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30. And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31. And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32. Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah. 33. Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei. 34. Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35. Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36. Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37. Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 38. And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 39. And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 40. Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41. Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42. Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph. 43. Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

Ezra 10:18-43 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 10:18

Theological / Devotional

The sons of the priests. Aware of the danger that the nation might relapse into the sin he was seeking to root out, Ezra punished the wrongdoers by placing their names on record, that others might take warning. First place in his catalogue of offenders he assigns to the priests, for their responsibility was greatest. As the special custodians of the law, they were obligated to adhere most strictly to its precepts. Next to the priests he lists the Levites, on the same principle. He then concludes with the laymen, arranged under their several families. The list of laymen suggests that only 9 of the 33 families mentioned in Zerubbabel’s list were involved. There is one additional family that does not appear in Zerubbabel’s list. Three of the four priestly families, on the other hand, and even near relatives of the high priest, were among the guilty.

The sons of Jeshua. First among the priests stand four names of sons and other relatives of the high priest Jeshua, who had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. As in many other places in the Bible, “son” here stands for “grandson,” or even “great-grandson” (see on Ezra 7:1).

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