Ezra 8:24

Then I separated, from among the rulers of the priests, twelve,—even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and, with them, from among their brethren, ten;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 and sought of our God, concerning this,—and he suffered himself to be entreated by us.

25and weighed unto them, the silver and the gold, and the utensils,—the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counselors and his rulers and all Israel who were present, had offered:

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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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