Ezra 10:26 (DBY)

Passage

And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

Ezra 10:25 And of Israel; of the children of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Ezra 10:26 And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Ezra 10:27 And of the children of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

Ezra 10:28 And of the children of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "elam", "mattaniah", "zechariah", "jehiel", "abdi", "jeremoth", and "elijah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "elam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And of Israel of the children of..." into verse 27's "And of the children of Zattu Elioenai...", so "children" and "elam" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "elam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.