Ezra 10

1Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.Cross-references: Lev 26:40 · Deut 31:12 · Judg 2:4 · 1Ki 8:30 · 1Ki 9:3 · 2Chr 20:9 · +17 more

2Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.Cross-references: Ex 34:6 · Ex 34:12 · Ezra 2:7 · Ezra 2:31 · Ezra 9:2 · Ezra 10:26 · +8 more

3Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.Cross-references: Deut 7:2 · Deut 29:12 · Josh 9:6 · Josh 23:12 · 2Ki 11:17 · 2Chr 29:10 · +16 more

4Arise, for the matter belongs to you and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”Cross-references: Josh 1:16 · Josh 7:10 · 1Chr 22:16 · 1Chr 22:19 · 1Chr 28:10 · 1Chr 28:21 · +6 more

5Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.Cross-references: Ezra 10:3 · Neh 5:12 · Neh 10:29 · Neh 13:25 · Prov 1:5 · Prov 9:9 · +4 more

6Then Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. When he came there, he didn’t eat bread or drink water, for he mourned because of the trespass of the exiles.Cross-references: Ex 34:28 · Deut 9:18 · Ezra 9:4 · Ezra 10:1 · Neh 3:1 · Neh 3:20 · +8 more

7They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;Cross-references: 2Chr 30:5 · Ezra 1:1

8and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited, and he himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.Cross-references: Lev 27:28 · Josh 6:19 · Judg 21:5 · 1Sam 11:7 · Ezra 7:26 · Neh 13:3 · +5 more

9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the wide place in front of God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain.Cross-references: 1Sam 12:17 · Ezra 7:8 · Esth 2:16 · Jer 10:10 · Jer 10:13

10Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.Cross-references: Num 32:14 · Josh 22:17 · 2Chr 28:13 · Ezra 9:6 · Matt 23:32

11Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers and do his pleasure. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”Cross-references: Lev 26:40 · Deut 7:3 · Josh 7:19 · Ezra 9:1 · Ezra 10:3 · Neh 13:3 · +11 more

12Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.Cross-references: Ezra 10:3 · Neh 13:23 · Ps 78:37 · Ps 78:57

13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside. This is not a work of one day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.Cross-references: Ezra 10:18 · Matt 7:13

14Now let our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned from us, until this matter is resolved.”Cross-references: Num 25:4 · Deut 13:17 · Deut 17:9 · Deut 17:18 · Josh 7:26 · 2Chr 19:5 · +4 more

15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.Cross-references: Neh 3:6 · Neh 10:20 · Neh 11:16 · Neh 12:33

16The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.Cross-references: Deut 13:14 · Job 29:16 · John 7:51

17They finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

18Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.Cross-references: Lev 21:7 · Lev 21:13 · 1Sam 2:22 · 1Chr 6:14 · Ezra 2:2 · Ezra 3:2 · +13 more

19They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.Cross-references: Lev 5:15 · Lev 6:4 · Lev 6:6 · 2Ki 10:15 · 1Chr 29:24 · 2Chr 30:8 · +2 more

20Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.Cross-references: 1Chr 24:14 · Ezra 2:37 · Neh 7:40

21Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.Cross-references: 1Chr 24:8 · Ezra 2:39 · Neh 7:42

22Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.Cross-references: 1Chr 9:12 · Ezra 2:38 · Neh 7:41

23Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.Cross-references: Ezra 8:33 · Neh 10:10 · Neh 11:16

24Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.Cross-references: Ezra 2:3 · Neh 7:8

26Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.Cross-references: Ezra 2:7 · Ezra 2:31 · Ezra 8:7 · Ezra 10:2 · Neh 7:12 · Neh 7:34

27Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.Cross-references: Ezra 2:8 · Neh 7:13

28Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.Cross-references: Ezra 2:11 · Ezra 8:11 · Neh 7:16

29Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.Cross-references: Ezra 2:10 · Neh 7:15 · Neh 10:4

30Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.Cross-references: Ezra 2:6 · Ezra 8:4 · Neh 7:11

31Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,Cross-references: Ezra 2:32 · Neh 3:11 · Neh 7:35

32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.Cross-references: Ezra 2:19 · Neh 7:22

34Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

38Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.Cross-references: Ezra 2:29 · Neh 7:33

44All these had taken foreign wives. Some of them had wives by whom they had children.Cross-references: Ezra 10:3 · Prov 2:16 · Prov 5:3 · Prov 5:20