Ezra 10:23 (WEB)

Passage

Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:21 Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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

Ezra 10:23 Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Ezra 10:24 Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "levites", "jozabad", "shimei", "kelaiah", "kelita", "pethahiah", and "judah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "levites", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Of the sons of Pashhur Elioenai Maaseiah..." into verse 24's "Of the singers Eliashib Of the gatekeepers...", so "called" and "levites" 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 "called" and "levites" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.