Ezra 10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Confession of Improper Marriages

Pagan Marriages Annulled

Ezr 10:1Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.

Ezr 10:2

Ezr 10:2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this.

Ezr 10:3

Ezr 10:3“Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Ezr 10:4

Ezr 10:4“Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it.”

Ezr 10:5

Ezr 10:5Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath.

Ezr 10:6

Ezr 10:6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity.

Ezr 10:7

Ezr 10:7And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem,

Ezr 10:8

Ezr 10:8and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity.

Ezr 10:9

Ezr 10:9So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain.

Ezr 10:10

Ezr 10:10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel.

Ezr 10:11

Ezr 10:11“Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.”

Ezr 10:12

Ezr 10:12Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “Yes! As you have said, so we must do.

Ezr 10:13

Ezr 10:13“But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter.

Ezr 10:14

Ezr 10:14“Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter.”

Ezr 10:15

Ezr 10:15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support.

Ezr 10:16

Ezr 10:16Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers’ households, were set apart by the fathers’ households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

Ezr 10:17

Ezr 10:17By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives.

Pagan Wives Put Away

Ezr 10:18

Ezr 10:18And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak,[fn] and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Ezr 10:19

Ezr 10:19And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering.

Ezr 10:20

Ezr 10:20Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

Ezr 10:21

Ezr 10:21of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah;

Ezr 10:22

Ezr 10:22of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Ezr 10:23

Ezr 10:23Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Ezr 10:24

Ezr 10:24Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Ezr 10:25

Ezr 10:25And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;

Ezr 10:26

Ezr 10:26of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah;

Ezr 10:27

Ezr 10:27of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;

Ezr 10:28

Ezr 10:28of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

Ezr 10:29

Ezr 10:29of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth;[fn]

Ezr 10:30

Ezr 10:30of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;

Ezr 10:31

Ezr 10:31of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ezr 10:32

Ezr 10:32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;

Ezr 10:33

Ezr 10:33of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;

Ezr 10:34

Ezr 10:34of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Ezr 10:35

Ezr 10:35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh,[fn]

Ezr 10:36

Ezr 10:36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Ezr 10:37

Ezr 10:37Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,[fn]

Ezr 10:38

Ezr 10:38Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

Ezr 10:39

Ezr 10:39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

Ezr 10:40

Ezr 10:40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Ezr 10:41

Ezr 10:41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezr 10:42

Ezr 10:42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;

Ezr 10:43

Ezr 10:43of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai,[fn] Joel, and Benaiah.

Ezr 10:44

Ezr 10:44All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

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NKJV Footnotes

(10:18)

Spelled Jehozadak in 1 Chronicles 6:14

(10:29)

Or Jeremoth

(10:35)

Or Cheluhi, or Cheluhu

(10:37)

Or Jaasu

(10:43)

Or Jaddu

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