Ezra 10:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, made this appeal to Ezra: “We have indeed betrayed our God by taking as wives foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet in spite of this there still remains a hope for Israel.

Cross References

Ezra 10:26

of the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;

Ezra 2:31

descendants of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Ezra 2:7

descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Ezra 8:7

of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;

Ezra 9:1

When these matters had been concluded, the leaders approached me with this report: “Neither the Israelite laymen nor the priests nor the Levites have kept themselves separate from the peoples of the lands and their abominations—Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites—

Ezra 9:2

for they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, thus intermingling the holy seed with the peoples of the lands. Furthermore, the leaders and rulers have taken a prominent part in this apostasy!” Ezra’s Reaction.

Nehemiah 13:27

Must it also be heard of you that you have done this same terrible evil, betraying our God by marrying foreign women?”

Nehemiah 3:29

After them Zadok, son of Immer, carried out the repair opposite his house, and after him the repair was carried out by Shemaiah, son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate.

Nehemiah 7:12

descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Nehemiah 7:34

descendants of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Exodus 34:12

Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; lest they become a snare among you.

Proverbs 28:13

Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake them obtain mercy.

James 2:9

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.