Ezra 10:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, spoke to Ezra and 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

Nehemiah 13:27

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

Ezra 9:2

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

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 them, it will bring you trouble.

James 2:9

But if you are treating one person as more important than another, you are sinning. You are guilty of breaking God’s law.

Nehemiah 3:29

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

Ezra 10:26

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

Nehemiah 7:34

from the other town of Elam: 1254

Nehemiah 7:12

the descendants of Elam: 1254

Ezra 2:31

from the other town named Elam: 1254

Ezra 2:7

the descendants of Elam: 1254

Ezra 8:7

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

Ezra 9:1

After we finished all these things, the leaders of the Israelites came to me and said, “Ezra, the Israelites have not kept themselves separate from the other people living around us. And the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate. The Israelites are being influenced by evil things done by the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.