KJV ORIGINAL
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists six men from the family of Bani who had married foreign women and needed to address this situation according to God's law.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list in Ezra 10 of Jewish men who had married foreign wives after returning from Babylonian exile. The religious leaders determined that these marriages violated God's commands and threatened the spiritual purity of the restored Jewish community. The entire chapter records the painful but necessary process of dissolving these marriages to restore proper covenant relationship with God.
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