Ezra 10:23 (KJV)

Passage

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Ezra 10:22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Ezra 10:23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Ezra 10:24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

Ezra 10:25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "levites", "jozabad", "shimei", "kelaiah", "same", "kelita", "pethahiah", and "judah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "levites" and "jozabad", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And of the sons of Pashur Elioenai..." into verse 24's "Of the singers also Eliashib and of...", so "levites" and "jozabad" 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 "levites" and "jozabad" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.