Ezra 10:8
“And 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And that whosoever would not come within three days,.... Or at the end of three days, as Jarchi, this was the space of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Separated from the congregation - i. e., “excommunicated” (compare Exo 12:19; Num 19:20, etc.). The power assigned to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
All his substance should be forfeited - To the use of the temple.
So the Septuagint understood the place:…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 10:6-14
We have here an account of the proceedings upon the resolutions lately taken up concerning the strange wives; no time…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and that whosoever would not come R.V. and that whosoever came not, i.e. whosoever failed (not, whosoever refused) to…
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