Ezra 10:2

Easy To Read Version

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, spoke to Ezra. Shecaniah said, “We have not been faithful to our God. We have married the people living around us. But, even though we have done this, there is still hope for Israel.

Cross References

Ezra 10:26

From the descendants of Elam, these men: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Ezra 2:31

from the other town named\par Elam1,254\par

Ezra 2:7

the descendants of Elam1,254\par

Ezra 8:7

from the descendants of Elam, were Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and 70 other men;

Ezra 9:1

After we finished all these things, the leaders of the people of Israel came to me. They said, “Ezra, the people of Israel have not kept themselves separate from the other people living around us. And the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate. The people of Israel are being influenced by the very bad things done by the Canaanite people, the Hittite people, the Perizzite people, the Jebusite people, the Ammonite people, the Moabite people, the people from Egypt, and the Amorite people.

Ezra 9:2

The people of Israel have married the people living around us. The people of Israel are supposed to be special. But now they are mixed with the other people living around them. The leaders and important officials of the people of Israel have set a bad example in this thing.”

Nehemiah 13:27

And now, we hear that you also are doing this terrible sin. You are not being true to God. You are marrying foreign women.”

Nehemiah 3:29

Zadok son of Immer fixed the section in front of his house. Shemaiah son of Shecaniah fixed the next section. Shemaiah was the guard of the East Gate.

Nehemiah 7:12

the descendants of Elam1,254\par

Nehemiah 7:34

from the other town of Elam1,254\par

Exodus 34:12

Be careful! Don’t make any agreement with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you make an agreement with those people, then it will bring you trouble.

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

James 2:9

But if you are treating one person like he is more important than another person, then you are sinning. That royal law proves that you are guilty of breaking God’s law.