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Ezra 10:6 KJV
Ezra · chapter 10 · verse 6
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.Ezra 10:6 · King James Version
Ezra 10:6 in context
4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- EliashibʼElyâshîybEljashib, the name of six IsraelitesH475 →
- chamberlishkâha room in a buildingH3957 →
- JohananYᵉhôwchânânJehochanan, the name of eight IsraelitesH3076 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- EzraʻEzrâʼEzra, an IsraeliteH5830 →
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We have here an account of the proceedings upon the resolutions lately taken up concerning the strange wives; no time was lost; they struck when the iron was hot, and soon set the wheels of reformation a-going. 1. Ezra went to the council-chamber where, it is probable, the priests used to meet upon public business;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14