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JULY 24
12 Then all the assembly answered and said Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and
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with a loud voice, “Yes! As you have said, so Shimei; of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram,
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we must do. But there are many people; it is Uel, Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh, Vaniah,
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the season for heavy rain, and we are not able Meremoth, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Mattenai,
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to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or Jaasai, Bani, Binnui, Shimei, Shelemiah, Na-
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two days, for there are many of us who have than, Adaiah, Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
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transgressed in this matter. Please, let the 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, Shallum,
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leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let Amariah, and Joseph; of the sons of Nebo:
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all those in our cities who have taken pagan Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel,
wives come at appointed times, together with and Benaiah.
the elders and judges of their cities, until the 44 All these had taken pagan wives, and some
fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us of them had wives by whom they had children.
in this matter.” Only Jonathan the son of
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Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah Psalm 88:6–10
opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai 6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,
the Levite gave them support. In darkness, in the depths.
16 Then the descendants of the captivity did 7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of And You have afflicted me with all
the fathers’ households, were set apart by the Your waves. Selah
fathers’ households, each of them by name;
and they sat down on the first day of the tenth
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month to examine the matter. By the first day
of the first month they finished questioning all
the men who had taken pagan wives. 88:7 all Your waves. Like the waves rolling
18 And among the sons of the priests who onto the seashore,so God has directed trouble
had taken pagan wives the following were after trouble on the psalmist (v. 17).
found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and
Gedaliah. And they gave their promise that 8 You have put away my acquaintances
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they would put away their wives; and being far from me;
guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their You have made me an abomination
trespass offering. to them;
Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
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Zebadiah; of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, 9 My eye wastes away because of
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Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah; of the affliction.
sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael,
Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. LORD, I have called daily upon You;
23 Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, I have stretched out my hands
Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Ju- to You.
10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
dah, and Eliezer.
24 Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the Shall the dead arise and praise You?
gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. Selah
25 Proverbs 21:23–24
And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh:
Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, 23 Whoever guards his mouth
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Malchijah, and Benaiah; of the sons of Elam: and tongue
Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, Keeps his soul from troubles.
and Eliah; of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eli-
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ashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza; 24 A proud and haughty man—
of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, “Scoffer” is his name;
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Zabbai, and Athlai; of the sons of Bani: He acts with arrogant pride.
Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, Acts 24:1–27
and Ramoth; of the sons of Pahath-Moab:
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Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Now after five days Ananias the high
Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh; of the sons of 24 priest came down with the elders and a
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Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, certain orator named Tertullus. These gave
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Shimeon, Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah; evidence to the governor against Paul.
33 of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, 2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus
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