Ezra 10:5
“Then 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then arose Ezra,.... From the ground where he lay:
and made the chief priests, and the Levites, and all Israel, to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And they sware - The thing was evidently contrary to the law of God; and now he bound them by an oath to rectify the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 10:1-5
We are here told,
I. What good impressions were made upon the people by Ezra's humiliation and confession of sin. No…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ezra's prompt action: an oath administered to the princes.
the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel R.V. the…
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