9:8
And now by confessing give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers,
1 Esdr 9:9
And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the
land, and from the strange women.
1 Esdr 9:10
Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice,
Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do.
1 Esdr 9:11
But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather,
so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day
or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:
1 Esdr 9:12
Therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all
them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time
appointed,
1 Esdr 9:13
And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we
turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter.
1 Esdr 9:14
Then Jonathan the son of Azael and Ezechias the son of
Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them: and Mosollam
and Levis and Sabbatheus helped them.
1 Esdr 9:15
And they that were of the captivity did according to all these
things.
1 Esdr 9:16
And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their
families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month
they sat together to examine the matter.
1 Esdr 9:17
So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end
in the first day of the first month.
1 Esdr 9:18
And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives,
there were found:
1 Esdr 9:19
Of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Matthelas
and Eleazar, and Joribus and Joadanus.
1 Esdr 9:20
And they gave their hands to put away their wives and to offer
rams to make reconcilement for their errors.
1 Esdr 9:21
And of the sons of Emmer; Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Eanes, and
Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias.
1 Esdr 9:22
And of the sons of Phaisur; Elionas, Massias Israel, and Nathanael,
and Ocidelus and Talsas.
1 Esdr 9:23
And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Semis, and Colius, who was called
Calitas, and Patheus, and Judas, and Jonas.
1 Esdr 9:24
Of the holy singers; Eleazurus, Bacchurus.
1 Esdr 9:25
Of the porters; Sallumus, and Tolbanes.
1 Esdr 9:26
Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phoros; Hiermas, and Eddias,
and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Baanias.
1 Esdr 9:27
Of the sons of Ela; Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielus, and
Hieremoth, and Aedias.
1 Esdr 9:28
And of the sons of Zamoth; Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, Jarim
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