Ezra 10:43 (GNV)

Passage

Of the sonnes of Nebo, Ieiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iadau, and Ioel, Benaiah.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah, Ioseph.

Ezra 10:43 Of the sonnes of Nebo, Ieiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iadau, and Ioel, Benaiah.

Ezra 10:44 All these had taken strange wiues: and among them were women that had children.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "nebo", "ieiel", "mattithiah", "zabad", "zebina", "iadau", and "ioel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "nebo", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Shallum Amariah Ioseph..." into verse 44's "All these had taken strange wiues and...", so "sonnes" and "nebo" 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 "nebo" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.