Ezra 10:42 (LSB)

Passage

Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Ezra 10:41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.

Ezra 10:43 Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

Ezra 10:44 All these had taken up foreign women as wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "Azarel Shelemiah Shemariah..." into verse 43's "Of the sons of Nebo there were...", so "shallum" and "amariah" 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 "shallum" and "amariah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.