Ezra 10:24 (LSB)

Passage

Of the singers there was Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:22 and of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.

Ezra 10:23 Of Levites there were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

Ezra 10:24 Of the singers there was Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.

Ezra 10:25 Of Israel, of the sons of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah and Benaiah;

Ezra 10:26 and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "singers", "eliashib", "gatekeepers", "shallum", and "telem". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "singers" and "eliashib", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Of Levites there were Jozabad Shimei Kelaiah..." into verse 25's "Of Israel of the sons of Parosh...", so "singers" and "eliashib" 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 "singers" and "eliashib" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.