Ezra 10:24

²³Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. ²⁴From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Summary

In this verse, Ezra lists the names of priests who had married foreign women and were required to divorce them as part of the people's repentance for their disobedience to God's command. The act of divorcing these foreign wives was a significant step towards purifying the community and upholding the purity of the Israelites as God's chosen people. It serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's laws and the need to separate from practices that could lead to spiritual compromise. The names mentioned highlight the accountability of individuals in the community to uphold God's standards and maintain their covenant relationship with Him.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Of singers one, and of porters three names are given; comp. Ezr 2:41-42. In all, ten Levites.

Ezra 10:24

Those Guilty of Intermarriage

²³Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. ²⁴From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

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Berean Standard Bible

From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

American Standard Version (1901)

And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

Bible in Basic English

And of the music-makers, Eliashib; and of the door-keepers, Shallum and Telem and Uri.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And of the singing men, Elisiab: and of the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Uri.

Free Bible Version

Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Geneva Bible 1599

And of the singers, Eliashib. And of the porters, Shallum, and Telem, and Vri.

King James (Authorized) Version

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

Translation for Translators

There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Noah Webster Bible

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

World English Bible

Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Young's Literal Translation

And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.