Ezra 8:24

וָאַבְדִּילָה מִשָּׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם מֵאֲחֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

23וַנָּצוּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל ־ זֹאת וַיֵּעָתֵר לָֽנוּ ׃

25ואשקולה לָהֶם אֶת ־ הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת ־ הַזָּהָב וְאֶת ־ הַכֵּלִים תְּרוּמַת בֵּית ־ אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַהֵרִימוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיֹעֲצָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים ׃

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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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