Ezra 10:26
What does Ezra 10:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 10:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 10:26 means
From the sons of Elam, six are listed: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. The repetition of the name Jehiel—from earlier in the chapter—shows that common names occur across families, reinforcing that this was a broad social pattern, not an isolated pocket. Each named man represents a household entangled in disobedience. Yet, placed within the larger context of confession and a lawful process, the record also testifies to a community willing to confront sin comprehensively. This openness to correction, though painful, is a mark of genuine renewal after the exile.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And of the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And of the sons of Elam, Mathania, Zacharias, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jerimoth, and Elia.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Context
Continuing the lay listings, this verse adds another family group to the roster. The narrative cadence—names grouped under family heads—builds a picture of widespread participation in the reform. The next verses will carry forward with additional clans, methodically demonstrating the scope. This steady march through names is the literary counterpart to the commission’s meticulous, months-long examination reported earlier.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 8:7
And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
- Ezra 2:31
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- Ezra 2:7
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- Nehemiah 7:34
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- Ezra 10:2
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
- Nehemiah 7:12
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.