Ezra 10:2

New English Translation

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.

Cross References

Ezra 10:26

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

Ezra 2:31

the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;

Ezra 2:7

the descendants of Elam: 1,254;

Ezra 8:7

from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

Ezra 9:1

Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

Ezra 9:2

Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!”

Nehemiah 13:27

Should we then in your case hear that you do all this great evil, thereby being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign wives?”

Nehemiah 3:29

After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked.

Nehemiah 7:12

the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

Nehemiah 7:34

the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

Exodus 34:12

Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

Proverbs 28:13

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

James 2:9

But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.