Ezra 10:26 (GNV)

Passage

And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:24 And of the singers, Eliashib. And of the porters, Shallum, and Telem, and Vri.

Ezra 10:25 And of Israel: of the sonnes of Parosh, Ramiah, and Iesiah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiiah, and Benaiah.

Ezra 10:26 And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah.

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

Ezra 10:28 And of the sonnes of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "elam", "mattaniah", "zechariah", "iehiel", "abdi", "ieremoth", and "eliah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" 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 sonnes of..." into verse 27's "And of the sonnes of Zattu Elioenai...", so "sonnes" 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 "sonnes" and "elam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.