Ezra 10:31 (LSB)

Passage

and of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:29 and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth;

Ezra 10:30 and of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh;

Ezra 10:31 and of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ezra 10:32 Benjamin, Malluch and Shemariah;

Ezra 10:33 of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "harim", "eliezer", "isshijah", "malchijah", "shemaiah", and "shimeon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "harim", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "and of the sons of Pahath-moab Adna..." into verse 32's "Benjamin Malluch and Shemariah...", so "sons" and "harim" 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 "harim" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.