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Ezra 10:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 10:8

Verse 8 of 44

Scripture focus

And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

Ezra 10:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 10:8

Theological / Devotional

Within three days. The limits of Judea at this time appear to have been Bethel in the north, Beth-Pelet and Beer-sheba in the south, Jericho in the east, and Ono in the west. As the frontier was nowhere much more than 50 miles (80 km.) from Jerusalem, three days from the day that they heard the proclamation would allow sufficient time for all able-bodied men to reach the capital.

Forfeited. Literally, “devoted.” This forfeiture of property does not mean its destruction, as prescribed in Deuteronomy 13:13-17 in the case of a city fallen into idolatry, but its appropriation to the sacred use of the Temple (see Leviticus 27:28; see on Joshua 6:17).

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