Ezra 10:26 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

Ezra 10:27 and of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza;

Ezra 10:28 and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Of Israel of the sons of Parosh..." into verse 27's "and of the sons of Zattu Elioenai...", so "sons" 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 "sons" and "elam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.