and of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- KJV And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- BSB From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
- NKJV of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;
- NLT From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
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Quick answer
Eight men from the family of Pahath-moab are named among the guilty. The list continues through another large family.
Overview
This verse records members of the house of Pahath-moab who had married foreign women. The number of names from a single family illustrates how deeply the compromise had penetrated the community. The faithful listing reflects the people's resolve to confront and forsake their sin thoroughly before God.
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- Ezra 2:6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
- Ezra 8:4Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.
- Neh 7:11The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
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