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Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elam’s descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elam&#8217s descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah from the family of Elam; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Clan of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam, Mathania, Zacharias, annd Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jerimoth, and Elia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And from the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />of the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam, Nethniah, Zechariah, Neiael, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From the sons of Ilam: Nethaniah, Zechariah, Nayayel, Abdi, Yarmuth, Elihu.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Helam; Matthania, and Zacharia, and Jaiel, and Abdia, and Jarimoth, and Elia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2806" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Those Guilty of Intermarriage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·mib·bə·nê (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">From the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5867.htm" title="5867: ‘ê·lām (N-proper-ms) -- Or mowlam; probably from alam; hidden, i.e. Distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites.">of Elam:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4983.htm" title="4983: mat·tan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Mattanyahuw; from mattan and Yahh; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites.">Mattaniah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2148.htm" title="2148: zə·ḵar·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Zkaryahuw; from zakar and Yahh; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites.">Zechariah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3171.htm" title="3171: wî·ḥî·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Ychavrel; from chayah and 'el; God will live; Jechiel, the name of eight Israelites.">Jehiel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5660.htm" title="5660: wə·‘aḇ·dî (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. From abad; serviceable; Abdi, the name of two Israelites.">Abdi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3406.htm" title="3406: wî·rê·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yreymowth; or Yremowth; feminine plural from ruwm; elevations; Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites.">Jeremoth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: wə·’ê·lî·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">and Elijah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2</a></span><br />Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a></span><br />To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.</p><p class="hdg">Elam</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2</a></b></br> And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, <i>one</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-7.htm">Ezra 2:7,31</a></b></br> The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/8-7.htm">Ezra 8:7</a></b></br> And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.</p><p class="hdg">Jehiel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2</a></b></br> And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, <i>one</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">Abdi</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-27.htm">Eliah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Jehiel</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Jehi'el</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-19.htm">Jeremoth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-19.htm">Jer'emoth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-13.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-13.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/6-44.htm">Abdi</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-12.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-27.htm">Eliah</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">Jehiel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-18.htm">Jehi'el</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Jeremoth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Jer'emoth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Elam is also a region mentioned in <a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22</a> as one of the sons of Shem, indicating a long-standing lineage. The descendants of Elam were part of the group that had intermarried with foreign women, which was against the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This highlights the importance of maintaining religious and cultural purity as emphasized in the post-exilic period.<p><b>Mattaniah:</b><br>Mattaniah is a common name in the Old Testament, meaning "gift of Yahweh." This name reflects the Hebrew tradition of naming children with meanings that honor God. The presence of this name among the descendants of Elam suggests a continued reverence for God despite the challenges of exile and return.<p><b>Zechariah:</b><br>Zechariah, meaning "Yahweh remembers," is another name that underscores the faithfulness of God to His covenant people. This name is shared by several notable figures in the Bible, including the prophet Zechariah, who encouraged the rebuilding of the temple. The recurrence of this name may indicate a hope for divine intervention and restoration.<p><b>Jehiel:</b><br>Jehiel means "God lives" or "may God live." This name is significant in the context of the return from exile, as it reflects a belief in the living God who sustains His people. The presence of this name among the returnees suggests a desire to reestablish a community centered on the worship of Yahweh.<p><b>Abdi:</b><br>Abdi, meaning "my servant," is a name that denotes humility and service to God. This reflects the post-exilic emphasis on obedience and servitude to God's commands. The inclusion of Abdi in this list may indicate a commitment to reform and adherence to the Law.<p><b>Jeremoth:</b><br>Jeremoth, meaning "he is exalted," is a name that signifies the exaltation of God. This name may reflect the community's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their dependence on His guidance during the challenging process of rebuilding their society.<p><b>Elijah:</b><br>Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh," is a powerful name associated with the prophet Elijah, who stood against idolatry and called Israel back to the worship of Yahweh. The use of this name among the descendants of Elam may symbolize a return to monotheistic worship and a rejection of foreign influences, aligning with the reforms Ezra sought to implement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam</a></b><br>A family or clan within the Israelite community. The descendants of Elam were among those who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mattaniah.htm">Mattaniah</a></b><br>One of the descendants of Elam who was involved in the issue of intermarriage with foreign women.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>Another descendant of Elam, sharing in the same transgression as Mattaniah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehiel.htm">Jehiel</a></b><br>Also a descendant of Elam, listed among those who had married foreign women.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/abdi,_jeremoth,_and_elijah.htm">Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah</a></b><br>Additional descendants of Elam, all implicated in the same issue of intermarriage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' disobedience in marrying foreign women was a direct violation of God's commands. This highlights the importance of adhering to God's Word in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The listing of names signifies the communal responsibility in addressing sin. It reminds us that our actions affect the broader community of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The chapter emphasizes the need for repentance and the steps toward restoration. It encourages believers to seek forgiveness and make amends when they stray from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_compromise.htm">Guarding Against Compromise</a></b><br>The issue of intermarriage serves as a metaphor for spiritual compromise. Believers are called to guard their hearts and lives against influences that can lead them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Ezra's leadership in addressing the sin of intermarriage underscores the responsibility of spiritual leaders to guide their communities in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zechariah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rain_control_fit_meteorology.htm">Zechariah 10:1: How can supernatural control of rain be reconciled with modern meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_priests_pre-tabernacle_and_post-temple.htm">Deuteronomy 26:3 mentions going to the priest; who fulfilled this role before the Tabernacle or after the Temple's destruction, and does history support a continuous priestly lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jehiel</span>. Probably the father of the Shechaniah who counselled Ezra (<a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2-4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִבְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mib·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Elam:</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵילָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5867.htm">Strong's 5867: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mattaniah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתַּנְיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(mat·tan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mattaniah -- 'gift of Yah', the last king of Judah, also a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zechariah,</span><br /><span class="heb">זְכַרְיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵar·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2148.htm">Strong's 2148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zachariah -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehiel,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיחִיאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḥî·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3171.htm">Strong's 3171: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehiel -- 'may God live', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abdi,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַבְדִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḇ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5660.htm">Strong's 5660: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abdi -- two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremoth,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִירֵמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wî·rê·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3406.htm">Strong's 3406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremoth -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Elijah.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·lî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-26.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:26 Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah Zechariah (Ezr. 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