Ezra 10:26 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Ezra 10:25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchijah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

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

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

Ezra 10:28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, 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 "And of Israel of the sons of..." 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.