Ezra 8:24

Then I separated twelue of the chiefe of the Priests, Sherebiah, and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

In Context

23So we fasted, aud besought our God for this: and he was intreated of vs.

25And weighed them the siluer and the gold, and the vessels, euen the offring of ye house of our God, which the King and his counselers, and his Princes, and all Israel that were present had offred.

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Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:22-24

Ezra's Fast. ( b. c. 457.) 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we… Read the whole commentary →

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