Ezra
by Ken Cayce
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Book of Ezra Explained
"Title":
Even though Ezra's name does not enter the account of Judah's post-Exilic
return to Jerusalem until 7:1, the book bears his name meaning ("Jehovah
helps"), as a title. This is because both Jewish and Christian tradition
attribute authorship to this famous scribe-priest. New Testament writers do
not quote the book of Ezra.
"Author - Date":
Ezra is most likely the author of both Ezra and Nehemiah, which might have
originally been one book. Ezra 4:8 - 6:18 and 7:12-26 are written in
Aramaic. Although Ezra never states his authorship, internal arguments
favor him strongly. After his arrival in Jerusalem (ca. 458 B.C.), he
changed from writing in the third person to writing in the first person. In
the earlier section it is likely that he had used the third person because
he was quoting his memoirs. Ezra is believed to possibly be the author of
the books of the Chronicles. It would have been natural for the same author
to continue the Old Testament narrative by showing how God fulfilled His
promise by returning His people to the Land after 70 years of captivity.
There is also a strong priestly tone in Chronicles, and Ezra was a priestly
descendant of Aaron (compare 7:1-15). The concluding verses of 2 Chronicles
(36:22-23) are virtually identical to the beginning verses of Ezra
(1:1-3a), affirming his authorship of both.
No direct indication of authorship has been preserved in the book itself,
making it similar to other Old Testament writings in particular, and other
ancient Near Eastern literature in general. The Talmud attributes 1 and 2
Chronicles as well as Ezra-Nehemiah to Ezra, but adds that the work was
completed by Nehemiah. The overwhelming majority of modern scholars has
agreed almost without question, that all of the above material, excluding
the Nehemiah memoirs, was written by the same author-compiler, usually
identified as "the chronicler."
Internal evidence points to the fact that Ezra wrote the book, for in 7:27
- 9:15, the author refers to himself in the first person. He used various
documents (4:7-16), genealogies (2:1-70), and personal memoirs (7:27 -
9:15), as his sources. He may have used Nehemiah's library facilities and
thus composed Chronicles during the same period. Ezra 7:10 records that he
"had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to
teach in Israel statutes and ordinances." This implies that he had spent a
long time in preparation for the task, and it also supports the tradition
making him almost a second Moses. Ezra's primary title in the introduction
of his memoirs (verses 1-10) is "scribe", which becomes the new designation
for the spiritual leader of the community in this new era of its life. As a
scribe, his primary task was the study and exposition of the law.
"Background - Setting":
God had originally brought Israel out of the slave markets of Egypt in the
Exodus (ca. 1445 B. C.). Hundreds of years later, before the events of
Ezra, God told His people that if they chose to break their covenant with
Him, He would again allow other nations to take them into slavery (Jer.
2:14-25). In spite of God's repeated warnings from the mouths of His
prophets, Israel and Judah chose to reject their Lord and to participate in
the worship of foreign gods, in addition to committing the abominable
practices which accompanied idolatry (compare 2 Kings 17:7-18; Jer.
2:7-13). True to His promise, God brought the Assyrians and Babylonians to
issue His chastisement upon wayward Israel and Judah.
In 722 B.C. the Assyrians deported the 10 northern tribes and scattered
them all over their empire (compare 2 Kings 17:24-41; Isa. 7:8). Several
centuries later, in 605-586 B.C., God used the Babylonians to sack and
nearly depopulate Jerusalem. Because Judah persisted in her unfaithfulness
to the covenant, God chastened His people with 70 years of captivity (Jer.
25:11), from which they returned to Jerusalem as reported by Ezra and
Nehemiah. Cyrus the Persian, overthrew Babylon in 539 B.C., and the book of
Ezra begins with the decree of Cyrus one year later for the Jews to return
to Jerusalem (ca. 538 B.C.), and it chronicles the reestablishment of
Judah's national calendar of feasts and sacrifices, including the
rebuilding of the second temple (begun in 536 B.C. and completed in 516
B.C.).
The fall of Jerusalem and the Exile of the Jews had brought to an end the
hopes placed in their nation-state and the national destiny. Hopes fueled
by the secure confidence that God had chosen Zion eternally as His earthly
seat, and had unconditionally promised David an eternal dynasty (2 Sam.
7:14-16). The problem was that this theology had become separated from the
demand for obedience to the covenant stipulations. The prophets provided
the same approach that the awful end of the nation was God's judgment for
the nation's sin and breaking of covenant obligations, but they also
proclaimed a strong faith in God's ultimate redemption. Out of this
understanding and hope, and the benevolent policy of the Persians, the
restoration of the nation was born, and a new community was begun in
Palestine after Cyrus's decree in 538 B.C. By the third quarter of the
following century, this community was firmly established both physically
and religiously.
Through the work of Ezra and Nehemiah, Israel's new identity centered on
the law and the temple. At this crucial time in the nation's history, God's
redemptive acts forced Israel to focus on the form and content of religious
life and practice. Thus in exile, Israel became more faithful to God's law
than ever before. The extreme neglect of the law In Israel's life before
the Exile is revealed in the incident of the finding of "the book of the
law" during the renovation of the temple in Josiah's eighteenth year (621
B.C.). After such a long period of disuse, its discovery provided the major
impetus for Josiah's reform. Such an event would have been utterly
impossible in the postexilic period of Ezra and Nehemiah's time.
The primary architect of Israel's new identity was Ezra the priest, the
"ready scribe in the law of Moses" (Ezra 7:6). Ezra's royal commission
authorized him "to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the
law of thy God" (verse 14). In addition to bringing offerings from the
court (verses 15-20), Ezra had authority to appoint magistrates and judges
(verse 25), and to invoke punishment on those who failed to comply (verse
26).
Several key themes revolve around the phrase "the hand of our God" (8:22),
and include the idea of God's being the Creator and Sustainer of "heaven,
the heaven of heavens, with all their host" (Neh. 9:6; a strong emphasis on
the covenant-faithfulness). The thought of God's working with as well as in
His people. The emphasis upon the continuity of the people of God with
historic Israel, whose identity was carried on by the remnant (Ezra 2:2b);
and the idea of separation from the taints of heathenism.
There are three successive major concerns in the books of Ezra and
Nehemiah: the temple, the law, and the wall. The community was priestly. As
such, the people were called to offer worship, to be a people of the Book,
and to rebuild the wall, which almost became a symbol of Israel's
separatism. Actually in Ezra and Nehemiah, the nation Israel is pictured as
cut down almost to its roots, but drawing a new vitality from its neglected
source of nourishment in the Mosaic Law.
"Historical Setting":
The setting of Ezra is the postexilic era when the faithful Israelites were
returning from Babylon to Judah, so they could reestablish their temple
worship. The temple and temple worship are vital subjects in all the books
written during the postexilic period (1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah,
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi). The people who returned to the land of
Promise were publicly acknowledging that they believed God would
reestablish the nation and usher in a time of kingdom blessing.
The three primary leaders of the return from exile were Zerubbabel (who
rebuilt the temple), Ezra (who rebuilt the spiritual integrity of the
people), and Nehemiah (who rebuild the wall around Jerusalem; see the Book
of Nehemiah). For the second time in Israel's history (but not the last),
the Jews set about to enter the rest God had promised.
There were three returns from Babylon to the land of Israel (538, 458, and
444 B.C.), just as there had been three deportations to Babylon (605, 597
and 586 B.C.). The first return was led by Zerubbabel (chapters 1-6;
Haggai; Zechariah), in 538 B.C. The rebuilding of the temple was vital for
this group. The second return was under Ezra (chapters 7-10; in 458 B.C.).
The people needed reforming; they needed to return to their covenant
obligations. The third return was led by Nehemiah (in 444 B.C.).
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Ezra 1
Ezra Chapter 1
Ezra 1:1 "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word
of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing,
saying,"
Ezra 1:2 "Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath
given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build
him a house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah."
Ezra 1:3 "Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with
him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the
house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in
Jerusalem."
Ezra 1:4 "And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let
the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with
goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of
God that [is] in Jerusalem."
Ezra 1:5 "Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin,
and the priests, and the Levites, with all [them] whose spirit God had
raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which [is] in
Jerusalem."
Ezra 1:6 "And all they that [were] about them strengthened their hands
with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and
with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered."
Ezra 1:7 "Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of
the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and
had put them in the house of his gods;"
Ezra 1:8 "Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand
of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the
prince of Judah."
Ezra 1:9 "And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a
thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,"
Ezra 1:10 "Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second [sort] four
hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand."
Ezra 1:11 "All the vessels of gold and of silver [were] five thousand
and four hundred. All [these] did Sheshbazzar bring up with [them of]
the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem."
Ezra 2
Ezra Chapter 2
Ezra
2:1 "Now these [are] the children of the
province that went up out of the captivity,
of those which had been carried away, whom
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had
carried away unto Babylon, and came again
unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto
his city;"
Ezra 2:2 "Which came with Zerubbabel:
Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum,
Baanah. The number of the men of the people
of Israel:"
Ezra 2:3 "The children of Parosh, two
thousand a hundred seventy and two."
Ezra 2:4-12 "The children of Shephatiah,
three hundred seventy and two." "The
children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and
five." "The children of Pahath-moab, of the
children of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand
eight hundred and twelve." "The children of
Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
four." "The children of Zattu, nine hundred
forty and five." "The children of Zaccai,
seven hundred and threescore." "The
children of Bani, six hundred forty and
two." "The children of Bebai, six hundred
twenty and three." "The children of Azgad,
a thousand two hundred twenty and two."
Ezra 2:13 "The children of Adonikam, six
hundred sixty and six."
Ezra 2:14-20 "The children of Bigvai, two
thousand fifty and six." "The children of
Adin, four hundred fifty and four." "The
children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and
eight." "The children of Bezai, three
hundred twenty and three." "The children of
Jorah, a hundred and twelve." "The children
of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three."
"The children of Gibbar, ninety and five."
Ezra 2:21-35 "The children of Beth-lehem, a
hundred twenty and three." "The men of
Netophah, fifty and six." "The men of
Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight." "The
children of Azmaveth, forty and two." "The
children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and
Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and
three." "The children of Ramah and Gaba,
six hundred twenty and one." "The men of
Michmas, a hundred twenty and two." "The
men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty
and three." "The children of Nebo, fifty
and two." "The children of Magbish, a
hundred fifty and six." "The children of
the other Elam, a thousand two hundred
fifty and four." "The children of Harim,
three hundred and twenty." "The children of
Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty
and five." "The children of Jericho, three
hundred forty and five." "The children of
Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and
thirty."
Ezra 2:36 "The priests: the children of
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine
hundred seventy and three."
Ezra 2:37 "The children of Immer, a
thousand fifty and two." "The children of
Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and
seven." "The children of Harim, a thousand
and seventeen."
Ezra 2:40 "The Levites: the children of
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of
Hodaviah, seventy and four."
Ezra 2:41-42 "The singers: the children of
Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight." "The
children of the porters: the children of
Shallum, the children of Ater, the children
of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the
children of Hatita, the children of Shobai,
[in] all a hundred thirty and nine."
Ezra 2:43-54 "The Nethinim: the children of
Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children
of Tabbaoth," "The children of Keros, the
children of Siaha, the children of Padon,"
"The children of Lebanah, the children of
Hagabah, the children of Akkub," "The
children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai,
the children of Hanan," "The children of
Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children
of Reaiah," "The children of Rezin, the
children of Nekoda, the children of
Gazzam," "The children of Uzza, the
children of Paseah, the children of Besai,"
"The children of Asnah, the children of
Mehunim, the children of Nephusim," "The
children of Bakbuk, the children of
Hakupha, the children of Harhur," "The
children of Bazluth, the children of
Mehida, the children of Harsha," "The
children of Barkos, the children of Sisera,
the children of Thamah," "The children of
Neziah, the children of Hatipha."
Ezra 2:55-58 "The children of Solomon's
servants: the children of Sotai, the
children of Sophereth, the children of
Peruda," "The children of Jaalah, the
children of Darkon, the children of
Giddel," "The children of Shephatiah, the
children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami."
"All the Nethinim, and the children of
Solomon's servants, [were] three hundred
ninety and two."
Ezra 2:59 "And these [were] they which went
up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub,
Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not show
their father's house, and their seed,
whether they [were] of Israel:"
Ezra 2:60 "The children of Delaiah, the
children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda,
six hundred fifty and two."
Ezra 2:61 "And of the children of the
priests: the children of Habaiah, the
children of Koz, the children of Barzillai;
which took a wife of the daughters of
Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called
after their name:"
Ezra 2:62 "These sought their register
[among] those that were reckoned by
genealogy, but they were not found:
therefore were they, as polluted, put from
the priesthood."
Ezra 2:63 "And the Tirshatha said unto
them, that they should not eat of the most
holy things, till there stood up a priest
with Urim and with Thummim."
Ezra 2:64 "The whole congregation together
[was] forty and two thousand three hundred
[and] threescore, This number is more than
the numbers added together here, but this
is just a listing of specific people, and
there were many more who went."
Ezra 2:65 "Beside their servants and their
maids, of whom [there were] seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven: and [there
were] among them two hundred singing men
and singing women."
Ezra 2:66 "Their horses [were] seven
hundred thirty and six; their mules, two
hundred forty and five;"
Ezra 2:67 "Their camels, four hundred
thirty and five; [their] asses, six
thousand seven hundred and twenty."
Ezra 2:68 "And [some] of the chief of the
fathers, when they came to the house of the
LORD which [is] at Jerusalem, offered
freely for the house of God to set it up in
his place:"
Ezra 2:69 "They gave after their ability
unto the treasure of the work threescore
and one thousand drams of gold, and five
thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred
priests' garments."
Ezra 2:70 "So the priests, and the Levites,
and [some] of the people, and the singers,
and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in
their cities, and all Israel in their
cities."
Ezra 3
Ezra Chapter 3
Ezra 3:1 "And when the seventh month was come,
and the children of Israel [were] in the
cities, the people gathered themselves together
as one man to Jerusalem."
Ezra 3:2 "Then stood up Jeshua the son of
Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his
brethren, and builded the altar of the God of
Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as
[it is] written in the law of Moses the man of
God."
Ezra 3:3 "And they set the altar upon his
bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the
people of those countries: and they offered
burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, [even]
burnt offerings morning and evening."
Ezra 3:4 "They kept also the feast of
tabernacles, as [it is] written, and [offered]
the daily burnt offerings by number, according
to the custom, as the duty of every day
required;"
Ezra 3:5 "And afterward [offered] the continual
burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of
all the set feasts of the LORD that were
consecrated, and of every one that willingly
offered a freewill offering unto the LORD."
Ezra 3:6 "From the first day of the seventh
month began they to offer burnt offerings unto
the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of
the LORD was not [yet] laid."
Ezra 3:7 "They gave money also unto the masons,
and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and
oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre,
to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of
Joppa, according to the grant that they had of
Cyrus king of Persia."
Ezra 3:8 "Now in the second year of their
coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in
the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and
the remnant of their brethren the priests and
the Levites, and all they that were come out of
the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the
Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to
set forward the work of the house of the LORD."
Ezra 3:9 "Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and
his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of
Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in
the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with]
their sons and their brethren the Levites."
Ezra 3:10 "And when the builders laid the
foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set
the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and
the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to
praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David
king of Israel."
Ezra 3:11 "And they sang together by course in
praising and giving thanks unto the LORD;
because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth]
for ever toward Israel. And all the people
shouted with a great shout, when they praised
the LORD, because the foundation of the house
of the LORD was laid."
Ezra 3:12 "But many of the priests and Levites
and chief of the fathers, [who were] ancient
men, that had seen the first house, when the
foundation of this house was laid before their
eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted
aloud for joy:"
Ezra 3:13 "So that the people could not discern
the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of
the weeping of the people: for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was
heard afar off."
Ezra 4
Ezra Chapter 4
Ezra 4:1 "Now when the adversaries of Judah and
Benjamin heard that the children of the
captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God
of Israel;"
Ezra 4:2 "Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to
the chief of the fathers, and said unto them,
Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as
ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the
days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which
brought us up hither."
Ezra 4:3 "But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the
rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel,
said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us
to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves
together will build unto the LORD God of
Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath
commanded us."
Ezra 4:4 "Then the people of the land weakened
the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled
them in building,"
Ezra 4:5 "And hired counsellors against them,
to frustrate their purpose, all the days of
Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of
Darius king of Persia."
Ezra 4:6 "And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the
beginning of his reign, wrote they [unto him]
an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah
and Jerusalem."
Ezra 4:7 "And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote
Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of
their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of
Persia; and the writing of the letter [was]
written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted
in the Syrian tongue."
Ezra 4:8 "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the
scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to
Artaxerxes the king in this sort:"
Ezra 4:9 "Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor,
and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their
companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites,
the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites,
the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the
Dehavites, [and] the Elamites,"
Ezra 4:10 "And the rest of the nations whom the
great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set
in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that
are] on this side the river, and at such a
time."
Ezra 4:11 "This [is] the copy of the letter
that they sent unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes
the king; Thy servants the men on this side the
river, and at such a time."
Ezra 4:12 "Be it known unto the king, that the
Jews which came up from thee to us are come
unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the
bad city, and have set up the walls [thereof],
and joined the foundations."
Ezra 4:13 "Be it known now unto the king, that,
if this city be builded, and the walls set up
[again, then] will they not pay toll, tribute,
and custom, and [so] thou shalt endamage the
revenue of the kings."
Ezra 4:14 "Now because we have maintenance from
[the king's] palace, and it was not meet for us
to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we
sent and certified the king;"
Ezra 4:15 "That search may be made in the book
of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou
find in the book of the records, and know that
this city [is] a rebellious city, and hurtful
unto kings and provinces, and that they have
moved sedition within the same of old time: for
which cause was this city destroyed."
Ezra 4:16 "We certify the king that, if this
city be builded [again], and the walls thereof
set up, by this means thou shalt have no
portion on this side the river."
Ezra 4:17 "[Then] sent the king an answer unto
Rehum the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the
scribe, and [to] the rest of their companions
that dwell in Samaria, and [unto] the rest
beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time."
Ezra 4:18 "The letter which ye sent unto us
hath been plainly read before me."
Ezra 4:19 "And I commanded, and search hath
been made, and it is found that this city of
old time hath made insurrection against kings,
and [that] rebellion and sedition have been
made therein."
Ezra 4:20 "There have been mighty kings also
over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all
[countries] beyond the river; and toll,
tribute, and custom, was paid unto them."
Ezra 4:21 "Give ye now commandment to cause
these men to cease, and that this city be not
builded, until [another] commandment shall be
given from me."
Ezra 4:22 "Take heed now that ye fail not to do
this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the
kings?"
Ezra 4:23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes'
letter [was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai
the scribe, and their companions, they went up
in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made
them to cease by force and power.
Ezra 4:24 "Then ceased the work of the house of
God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto
the second year of the reign of Darius king of
Persia."
Ezra 5
Ezra Chapter 5
Ezra 5:1 "Then the prophets, Haggai the
prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo,
prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in
Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God
of Israel, [even] unto them."
Ezra 5:2 "Then rose up Zerubbabel the son
of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of
Jozadak, and began to build the house of
God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them
[were] the prophets of God helping them."
Ezra 5:3 "At the same time came to them
Tatnai, governor on this side the river,
and Shethar-boznai, and their companions,
and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded
you to build this house, and to make up
this wall?"
Ezra 5:4 "Then said we unto them after this
manner, What are the names of the men that
make this building?"
Ezra 5:5 "But the eye of their God was upon
the elders of the Jews, that they could not
cause them to cease, till the matter came
to Darius: and then they returned answer by
letter concerning this [matter]."
Ezra 5:6 "The copy of the letter that
Tatnai, governor on this side the river,
and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the
Apharsachites, which [were] on this side
the river, sent unto Darius the king:"
Ezra 5:7 "They sent a letter unto him,
wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the
king, all peace."
Ezra 5:8 "Be it known unto the king, that
we went into the province of Judea, to the
house of the great God, which is builded
with great stones, and timber is laid in
the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and
prospereth in their hands."
Ezra 5:9 "Then asked we those elders, [and]
said unto them thus, Who commanded you to
build this house, and to make up these
walls?"
Ezra 5:10 "We asked their names also, to
certify thee, that we might write the names
of the men that [were] the chief of them."
Ezra 5:11 "And thus they returned us
answer, saying, We are the servants of the
God of heaven and earth, and build the
house that was builded these many years
ago, which a great king of Israel builded
and set up."
Ezra 5:12 "But after that our fathers had
provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he
gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who
destroyed this house, and carried the
people away into Babylon."
Ezra 5:13 "But in the first year of Cyrus
the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus
made a decree to build this house of God."
Ezra 5:14 "And the vessels also of gold and
silver of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that
[was] in Jerusalem, and brought them into
the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the
king take out of the temple of Babylon, and
they were delivered unto [one], whose name
[was] Sheshbazzar, whom he had made
governor;"
Ezra 5:15 "And said unto him, Take these
vessels, go, carry them into the temple
that [is] in Jerusalem, and let the house
of God be builded in his place."
Ezra 5:16 "Then came the same Sheshbazzar,
[and] laid the foundation of the house of
God which [is] in Jerusalem: and since that
time even until now hath it been in
building, and [yet] it is not finished."
Ezra 5:17 "Now therefore, if [it seem] good
to the king, let there be search made in
the king's treasure house, which [is] there
at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a
decree was made of Cyrus the king to build
this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the
king send his pleasure to us concerning
this matter."
Ezra 6
Ezra Chapter 6
Ezra 6:1 Then Darius the king made a
decree, and search was made in the house of
the rolls, where the treasures were laid up
in Babylon.
Ezra 6:2 "And there was found at Achmetha,
in the palace that [is] in the province of
the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a
record thus written:"
Ezra 6:3 "In the first year of Cyrus the
king [the same] Cyrus the king made a
decree [concerning] the house of God at
Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the
place where they offered sacrifices, and
let the foundations thereof be strongly
laid; the height thereof threescore cubits,
[and] the breadth thereof threescore
cubits;"
Ezra 6:4 "[With] three rows of great
stones, and a row of new timber: and let
the expenses be given out of the king's
house:"
Ezra 6:5 "And also let the golden and
silver vessels of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple
which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto
Babylon, be restored, and brought again
unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem,
[every one] to his place, and place [them]
in the house of God."
Ezra 6:6 "Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor
beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your
companions the Apharsachites, which [are]
beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"
Ezra 6:7 "Let the work of this house of God
alone; let the governor of the Jews and the
elders of the Jews build this house of God
in his place."
Ezra 6:8 "Moreover I make a decree what ye
shall do to the elders of these Jews for
the building of this house of God: that of
the king's goods, [even] of the tribute
beyond the river, forthwith expenses be
given unto these men, that they be not
hindered."
Ezra 6:9 "And that which they have need of,
both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs,
for the burnt offerings of the God of
heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil,
according to the appointment of the priests
which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given
them day by day without fail:"
Ezra 6:10 "That they may offer sacrifices
of sweet savors unto the God of heaven, and
pray for the life of the king, and of his
sons."
Ezra 6:11 "Also I have made a decree, that
whosoever shall alter this word, let timber
be pulled down from his house, and being
set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let
his house be made a dunghill for this."
Ezra 6:12 "And the God that hath caused his
name to dwell there destroy all kings and
people, that shall put to their hand to
alter [and] to destroy this house of God
which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have made
a decree; let it be done with speed."
Ezra 6:13 "Then Tatnai, governor on this
side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their
companions, according to that which Darius
the king had sent, so they did speedily."
Ezra 6:14 "And the elders of the Jews
builded, and they prospered through the
prophesying of Haggai the prophet and
Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they
builded, and finished [it], according to
the commandment of the God of Israel, and
according to the commandment of Cyrus, and
Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia."
Ezra 6:15 "And this house was finished on
the third day of the month Adar, which was
in the sixth year of the reign of Darius
the king."
Ezra 6:16 "And the children of Israel, the
priests, and the Levites, and the rest of
the children of the captivity, kept the
dedication of this house of God with joy,"
Ezra 6:17 "And offered at the dedication of
this house of God a hundred bullocks, two
hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a
sin offering for all Israel, twelve he
goats, according to the number of the
tribes of Israel".
Ezra 6:18 "And they set the priests in
their divisions, and the Levites in their
courses, for the service of God, which [is]
at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book
of Moses."
Ezra 6:19 "And the children of the
captivity kept the passover upon the
fourteenth [day] of the first month."
Ezra 6:20 "For the priests and the Levites
were purified together, all of them [were]
pure, and killed the passover for all the
children of the captivity, and for their
brethren the priests, and for themselves."
Ezra 6:21 "And the children of Israel,
which were come again out of captivity, and
all such as had separated themselves unto
them from the filthiness of the heathen of
the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel,
did eat,"
Ezra 6:22 "And kept the feast of unleavened
bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had
made them joyful, and turned the heart of
the king of Assyria unto them, to
strengthen their hands in the work of the
house of God, the God of Israel."
Ezra 7
Ezra Chapter 7
Ezra 7:1 "Now after these things, in the
reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra
the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the
son of Hilkiah,"
Ezra 7:2 "The son of Shallum, the son of
Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"
Ezra 7:3-4 "The son of Amariah, the son of
Azariah, the son of Meraioth," "The son of
Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of
Bukki,"
Ezra 7:5 "The son of Abishua, the son of
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of
Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 7:6 "This Ezra went up from Babylon;
and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of
Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had
given: and the king granted him all his
request, according to the hand of the LORD
his God upon him."
Ezra 7:7 "And there went up [some] of the
children of Israel, and of the priests, and
the Levites, and the singers, and the
porters, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem,
in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the
king."
Ezra 7:8 "And he came to Jerusalem in the
fifth month, which [was] in the seventh
year of the king."
Ezra 7:9 "For upon the first [day] of the
first month began he to go up from Babylon,
and on the first [day] of the fifth month
came he to Jerusalem, according to the good
hand of his God upon him."
Ezra 7:10 "For Ezra had prepared his heart
to seek the law of the LORD, and to do
[it], and to teach in Israel statutes and
judgments."
Ezra 7:11 "Now this [is] the copy of the
letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto
Ezra the priest, the scribe, [even] a
scribe of the words of the commandments of
the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel."
Ezra 7:12 "Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto
Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the
God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such
a time."
Ezra 7:13 "I make a decree, that all they
of the people of Israel, and [of] his
priests and Levites, in my realm, which are
minded of their own freewill to go up to
Jerusalem, go with thee."
Ezra 7:14 "Forasmuch as thou art sent of
the king, and of his seven counsellors, to
inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem,
according to the law of thy God which [is]
in thine hand;"
Ezra 7:15 "And to carry the silver and
gold, which the king and his counsellors
have freely offered unto the God of Israel,
whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,"
Ezra 7:16 "And all the silver and gold that
thou canst find in all the province of
Babylon, with the freewill offering of the
people, and of the priests, offering
willingly for the house of their God which
[is] in Jerusalem:"
Ezra 7:17 "That thou mayest buy speedily
with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with
their meat offerings and their drink
offerings, and offer them upon the altar of
the house of your God which [is] in
Jerusalem."
Ezra 7:18 "And whatsoever shall seem good
to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with
the rest of the silver and the gold, that
do after the will of your God."
Ezra 7:19 "The vessels also that are given
thee for the service of the house of thy
God,
[those] deliver thou before the God of
Jerusalem."
Ezra 7:20 "And whatsoever more shall be
needful for the house of thy God, which
thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow
[it] out of the king's treasure house."
Ezra 7:21 "And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the
king, do make a decree to all the
treasurers which [are] beyond the river,
that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe
of the law of the God of heaven, shall
require of you, it be done speedily,"
Ezra 7:22 "Unto a hundred talents of
silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat,
and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a
hundred baths of oil, and salt without
prescribing [how much]."
Ezra 7:23 "Whatsoever is commanded by the
God of heaven, let it be diligently done
for the house of the God of heaven: for why
should there be wrath against the realm of
the king and his sons?"
Ezra 7:24 "Also we certify you, that
touching any of the priests and Levites,
singers, porters, Nethinim, or ministers of
this house of God, it shall not be lawful
to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon
them."
Ezra 7:25 "And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom
of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, set
magistrates and judges, which may judge all
the people that [are] beyond the river, all
such as know the laws of thy God; and teach
ye them that know [them] not."
Ezra 7:26 "And whosoever will not do the
law of thy God, and the law of the king,
let judgment be executed speedily upon him,
whether [it be] unto death, or to
banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or
to imprisonment."
Ezra 7:27 "Blessed [be] the LORD God of our
fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as
this in the king's heart, to beautify the
house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:"
Ezra 7:28 "And hath extended mercy unto me
before the king, and his counsellors, and
before all the king's mighty princes. And I
was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my
God [was] upon me, and I gathered together
out of Israel chief men to go up with me."
Ezra 8
Ezra Chapter 8
Ezra 8:1 "These [are] now the chief of
their fathers, and [this is] the genealogy
of them that went up with me from Babylon,
in the reign of Artaxerxes the king."
Ezra 8:2 "Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom:
of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons
of David; Hattush."
Ezra 8:3 "Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the
sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him
were reckoned by genealogy of the males a
hundred and fifty."
Ezra 8:4-14 "Of the sons of Pahath-moab;
Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him
two hundred males." "Of the sons of
Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with
him three hundred males." "Of the sons also
of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with
him fifty males." "And of the sons of Elam;
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him
seventy males." "And of the sons of
Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael,
and with him fourscore males." "Of the sons
of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and
with him two hundred and eighteen males."
"And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of
Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and
threescore males." "And of the sons of
Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with
him twenty and eight males." "And of the
sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan,
and with him a hundred and ten males." "And
of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names
[are] these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and
Shemaiah, and with them threescore males."
"Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and
Zabbud, and with them seventy males."
Ezra 8:15 "And I gathered them together to
the river that runneth to Ahava; and there
abode we in tents three days: and I viewed
the people, and the priests, and found
there none of the sons of Levi."
Ezra 8:16 "Then sent I for Eliezer, for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for
Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and
for Elnathan, men of understanding."
Ezra 8:17 "And I sent them with commandment
unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia,
and I told them what they should say unto
Iddo, [and] to his brethren the Nethinim,
at the place Casiphia, that they should
bring unto us ministers for the house of
our God."
Ezra 8:18 "And by the good hand of our God
upon us they brought us a man of
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the
son of Levi, the son of Israel; and
Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren,
eighteen;"
Ezra 8:19 "And Hashabiah, and with him
Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his
brethren and their sons, twenty;"
Ezra 8:20 "Also of the Nethinim, whom David
and the princes had appointed for the
service of the Levites, two hundred and
twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed
by name."
Ezra 8:21 "Then I proclaimed a fast there,
at the river of Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves before our God, to seek
of him a right way for us, and for our
little ones, and for all our substance."
Ezra 8:22 "For I was ashamed to require of
the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to
help us against the enemy in the way:
because we had spoken unto the king,
saying, The hand of our God [is] upon all
them for good that seek him; but his power
and his wrath [is] against all them that
forsake him."
Ezra 8:23 "So we fasted and besought our
God for this: and he was entreated of us."
Ezra 8:24 "Then I separated twelve of the
chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah,
and ten of their brethren with them,"
Ezra 8:25 "And weighed unto them the
silver, and the gold, and the vessels,
[even] the offering of the house of our
God, which the king, and his counsellors,
and his lords, and all Israel [there]
present, had offered:"
Ezra 8:26 "I even weighed unto their hand
six hundred and fifty talents of silver,
and silver vessels a hundred talents, [and]
of gold a hundred talents;"
Ezra 8:27 "Also twenty basins of gold, of a
thousand drams; and two vessels of fine
copper, precious as gold."
Ezra 8:28 "And I said unto them, Ye [are]
holy unto the LORD; the vessels [are] holy
also; and the silver and the gold [are] a
freewill offering unto the LORD God of your
fathers."
Ezra 8:29 "Watch ye, and keep [them], until
ye weigh [them] before the chief of the
priests and the Levites, and chief of the
fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the
chambers of the house of the LORD."
Ezra 8:30 "So took the priests and the
Levites the weight of the silver, and the
gold, and the vessels, to bring [them] to
Jerusalem unto the house of our God."
Ezra 8:31 "Then we departed from the river
of Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first
month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand
of our God was upon us, and he delivered us
from the hand of the enemy, and of such as
lay in wait by the way."
Ezra 8:32 "And we came to Jerusalem, and
abode there three days."
Ezra 8:33 "Now on the fourth day was the
silver and the gold and the vessels weighed
in the house of our God by the hand of
Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and
with him [was] Eleazar the son of Phinehas;
and with them [was] Jozabad the son of
Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui,
Levites;"
Ezra 8:34 "By number [and] by weight of
every one: and all the weight was written
at that time."
Ezra 8:35 "[Also] the children of those
that had been carried away, which were come
out of the captivity, offered burnt
offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve
bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six
rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he
goats [for] a sin offering: all [this was]
a burnt offering unto the LORD."
Ezra 8:36 "And they delivered the king's
commissions unto the king's lieutenants,
and to the governors on this side the
river: and they furthered the people, and
the house of God."
Ezra 9
Ezra Chapter 9
Ezra 9:1 "Now when these things were done,
the princes came to me, saying, The people
of Israel, and the priests, and the
Levites, have not separated themselves from
the people of the lands, [doing] according
to their abominations, [even] of the
Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites,
the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites,
the Egyptians, and the Amorites."
Ezra 9:2 "For they have taken of their
daughters for themselves, and for their
sons: so that the holy seed have mingled
themselves with the people of [those]
lands: yea, the hand of the princes and
rulers hath been chief in this trespass."
Ezra 9:3 "And when I heard this thing, I
rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked
off the hair of my head and of my beard,
and sat down astonished."
Ezra 9:4 "Then were assembled unto me every
one that trembled at the words of the God
of Israel, because of the transgression of
those that had been carried away; and I sat
astonished until the evening sacrifice."
Ezra 9:5 "And at the evening sacrifice I
arose up from my heaviness; and having rent
my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my
knees, and spread out my hands unto the
LORD my God,"
Ezra 9:6 "And said, O my God, I am ashamed
and blush to lift up my face to thee, my
God: for our iniquities are increased over
[our] head, and our trespass is grown up
unto the heavens."
Ezra 9:7 "Since the days of our fathers
[have] we [been] in a great trespass unto
this day; and for our iniquities have we,
our kings, [and] our priests, been
delivered into the hand of the kings of the
lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a
spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is]
this day."
Ezra 9:8 "And now for a little space grace
hath been [showed] from the LORD our God,
to leave us a remnant to escape, and to
give us a nail in his holy place, that our
God may lighten our eyes, and give us a
little reviving in our bondage."
Ezra 9:9 "For we [were] bondmen; yet our
God hath not forsaken us in our bondage,
but hath extended mercy unto us in the
sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a
reviving, to set up the house of our God,
and to repair the desolations thereof, and
to give us a wall in Judah and in
Jerusalem."
Ezra 9:10 "And now, O our God, what shall
we say after this? For we have forsaken thy
commandments," There was nothing left for
Ezra to say, except to repent for all of
the people. He admitted guilt for all the
people.
Ezra 9:11 "Which thou hast commanded by thy
servants the prophets, saying, The land,
unto which ye go to possess it, is an
unclean land with the filthiness of the
people of the lands, with their
abominations, which have filled it from one
end to another with their uncleanness."
Ezra 9:12 "Now therefore give not your
daughters unto their sons, neither take
their daughters unto your sons, nor seek
their peace or their wealth for ever: that
ye may be strong, and eat the good of the
land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to
your children for ever."
Ezra 9:13 "And after all that is come upon
us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast
punished us less than our iniquities
[deserve], and hast given us [such]
deliverance as this;"
Ezra 9:14 "Should we again break thy
commandments, and join in affinity with the
people of these abominations? wouldest not
thou be angry with us till thou hadst
consumed [us], so that [there should be] no
remnant nor escaping?"
Ezra 9:15 "O LORD God of Israel, thou [art]
righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as
[it is] this day: behold, we [are] before
thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand
before thee because of this."
Ezra 10
Ezra Chapter 10
Ezra 10:1 "Now when Ezra had prayed, and
when he had confessed, weeping and casting
himself down before the house of God, there
assembled unto him out of Israel a very
great congregation of men and women and
children: for the people wept very sore."
Ezra 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 Israel concerning this
thing."
Ezra 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."
Ezra 10:4 "Arise; for [this] matter
[belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be]
with thee: be of good courage, and do
[it]."
Ezra 10:5 "Then arose Ezra, and made the
chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel,
to swear that they should do according to
this word. And they sware."
Ezra 10:6 "Then Ezra rose up from before
the house of God, and went into the chamber
of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when]
he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor
drink water: for he mourned because of the
transgression of them that had been carried
away."
Ezra 10:7 "And they made proclamation
throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the
children of the captivity, that they should
gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;"
Ezra 10:8 "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 10:9 "Then all the men of Judah and
Benjamin gathered themselves together unto
Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the
ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the
month; and all the people sat in the street
of the house of God, trembling because of
[this] matter, and for the great rain."
Ezra 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 Israel."
Ezra 10:11 "Now therefore make confession
unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do
his pleasure: and separate yourselves from
the people of the land, and from the
strange wives."
Ezra 10:12 "Then all the congregation
answered and said with a loud voice, As
thou hast said, so must we do."
Ezra 10:13 "But the people [are] many, and
[it is] a time of much rain, and we are not
able to stand without, neither [is this] a
work of one day or two: for we are many
that have transgressed in this thing."
Ezra 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 times, and with them the
elders of every city, and the judges
thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God
for this matter be turned from us."
Ezra 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."
Ezra 10:16 "And the children of the
captivity did so. And Ezra the priest,
[with] certain chief of the fathers, after
the house of their fathers, and all of them
by [their] names, were separated, and sat
down in the first day of the tenth month to
examine the matter."
Ezra 10:17 "And they made an end with all
the men that had taken strange wives by the
first day of the first month."
Ezra 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."
Ezra 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."
Ezra 10:20-22 "And of the sons of Immer;
Hanani, and Zebadiah." "And of the sons of
Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah,
and Jehiel, and Uzziah." "And of the sons
of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael,
Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah."
Ezra 10:23 "Also of the Levites; Jozabad,
and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is]
Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer."
Ezra 10:24 "Of the singers also; Eliashib:
and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and
Uri."
Ezra 10:25-43 "Moreover of Israel: of the
sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and
Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and
Malchijah, and Benaiah." "And of the sons
of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel,
and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah." "And of
the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib,
Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and
Aziza." "Of the sons also of Bebai;
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai."
"And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam,
Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and
Ramoth." "And of the sons of Pahath-moab;
Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and
Manasseh." "And [of] the sons of Harim;
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah,
Shimeon," "Benjamin, Malluch, [and]
Shemariah." "Of the sons of Hashum;
Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei." "Of the
sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,"
"Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh," "Vaniah,
Meremoth, Eliashib," "Mattaniah, Mattenai,
and Jaasau, "And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,"
" And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,"
"Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai," "Azareel,
and Shelemiah, Shemariah," "Shallum,
Amariah, [and] Joseph." "Of the sons of
Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina,
Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah."
Ezra 10:44 "All these had taken strange
wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom
they had children."
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