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.
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And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives,.... So that it need not be wondered at that this evil should spread among the people, when those who understood the…
Compare with the list in Ezra 2. Ezr 10:19 They gave their hands - i. e., “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal references). Ezr 10:44 The guilty persons, it would seem, were 113 in…
The method of proceeding in this matter being concluded on, and the congregation dismissed, that each in his respective place might gain and give intelligence to facilitate the matter, we are here…
The List of those who -had married strange women"
The record of the names was probably one of the documents officially preserved. The publicity of such a list was in itself a punishment to the…
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