Bible Strands
Ezra 10:26
From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra is recording a roster of Israelite men from specific family lines who confessed to marrying foreign women and agreed to divorce them. This verse specifically identifies six men from the descendants of Elam who are included in that confession.
The words — The text opens with וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם (u./mi./be.Nei 'ei.Lam), literally "and of the sons of Elam," introducing a genealogical roster. The names Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah follow as the recorded heads of households.
The thread — The Elamite lineage appears earlier in Ezra 2:7 and Ezra 2:31 among the exilic returnees and is referenced in Ezra 10:2 where Shecaniah son of Jehiel addresses Ezra.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize the concrete reality of covenant violation and the specific, named individuals responsible for its resolution. It demands accountability by listing the exact families who must act on the confessed breach.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
Cross-references
- Ezra 10:2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
- Ezra 2:7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
- Ezra 2:31 the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
- Ezra 8:7 from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
- Nehemiah 7:12 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
- Nehemiah 7:34 the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;