Ezra 10:16

God's Word

The former exiles did this. Ezra the priest chose men who were heads of families. He chose one from each family division. (They were all ⌞listed⌟ by name.) They sat down on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.

Cross References

Ezra 10:15

(Only Jonathan, Asahel’s son, and Jahzeiah, Tikvah’s son, opposed this. Meshullam and Shabbethai, the Levite, supported Jonathan and Jahzeiah.)

Ezra 10:17

By the first day of the first month, they had finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.

Job 29:16

I was father to the needy. I carefully investigated cases brought by strangers.

John 7:51

“Do Moses’ Teachings enable us to judge a person without first hearing that person’s side of the story? We can’t judge a person without finding out what that person has done.”

Deuteronomy 13:14

Then make a thorough investigation. If it is true, and you can prove that this disgusting thing has been done among you,

Deuteronomy 13:15

you must kill the residents of that city with swords and destroy that city and everyone in it, including the animals, because they are claimed by God.