Ezra 10:44 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children. ”

Ezra 10:44 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare with the list in Ezra 2 . Ezra 10:19 They gave their hands - i. e., “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal references). Ezra 10:44 The guilty persons, it would s...
Ezra 10:44 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had (n) children. (n) Who also were made illegitimate because the marriage was unlawful.
Ezra 10:44 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A List of those who had Married Foreign Wives. These include seventeen priests, together with Levites, singers, and doorkeepers, and also laymen.
Ezra 10:44 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strange . foreign. Thus ends the first part of this book "Ezra-Nehemiah"; not abruptly; as it is followed by the second part, which is concerned mainly with the rebuilding of the city and the wal...
Ezra 10:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children. Some of them had wives by whom they had children - This observation was probably intended to show that only...
Ezra 10:44 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 44. These had taken strange wives, &c.— The number is not very great, if compared with all those who came out of captivity; but they seem to have been eminent persons, and their exampl...
Ezra 10:44 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Foreign Wives are Divorced 3. According to the law] see Deuteronomy 24:1-2 , which required a bill of divorcement.
Ezra 10:44 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(18-44) List of the transgressors. (19) They gave their hands. — The four members of the high priest’s family were peculiarly dealt with. They gave their distinct pledge, and offered each a special...
Ezra 10:44 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE HOME SACRIFICED TO THE CHURCH Ezra 10:1-44 EZRA'S narrative, written in the first person, ceases with his prayer, the conclusion of which brings us to the end of the ninth chapter of our Bo...
Ezra 10:44 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The sincerity and passion of Ezra's vicarious repentance produced immediate results. The people had gathered about him through the long hours of the day, and it would seem that they became conscious...
Ezra 10:44 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, Reader, how the names of the offenders are recorded. No doubt both in judgment and in mercy. How fully doth it show forth the covenant love of God in Christ, while it fully sets forth also h...
Ezra 10:44 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

All these had taken strange wives ,.... In all about one hundred and thirteen: and some of them had wives by whom they had children ; and yet they put them away, which made it the more difficult f...
Ezra 10:44 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children. Ver. 44. And some of them had wives by whom they had children ] Who yet for all that were put away togeth...
Ezra 10:44 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All these had taken strange wives “The number is not very great,” says Dr. Dodd, “if compared with all who came out of captivity; but they seem to have been eminent persons, and their examples woul...
Ezra 10:44 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ACTION FOLLOWING PRAYER (vv. 1-17) Ezra expected an answer to his prayer, and God provided the answer immediately in moving a very huge number of men, women and children to gather together before...
Ezra 10:44 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. 16 And the children of the captivit...
Ezra 10:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whereby he implies that most of their wives were barren; which came to pass by God's special providence, partly to manifest his displeasure against such matches, and partly that the practice of this...
Ezra 10:44 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Names Of Those Involved In Marrying Idolatrous Foreign Women ( Ezra 10:18-44 ). Ezra then prepared for Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, a list of those with whom he had had to deal. We can comp...
Ezra 10:44 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have the account of—(i.) Shechaniah’s proposal to put away the strange wives ( Ezra 10:1-5 ). (ii.) Ezra’s fast because of the people’s sin ( Ezra...
Ezra 10:44 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:6 . When he came. It should read, till he came thither, as appears from chap. Ezra 9:4 , and at a late hour after the evening devotion. Ezra 10:9 . It was the ninth month, the depth...
Ezra 10:44 - The Biblical Illustrator

And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua. The list of offenders For what purpose is this catalogue of names inserted here?...
Ezra 10:44 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION REPENTANCE OF THE PEOPLE , AND COVENANT SWORN TO , ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF SHECHANIAH ( Ezra 10:1-15 ). While Ezra was uttering his prayer aloud, upon his kne...
Ezra 10:44 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Catalog of Men who had taken Strange Wives
Ezra 10:44 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 2:16 ; Proverbs 5:20 ; Proverbs 5:3
Ezra 10:44 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Had children — This implies that most of their wives were barren. Which came to pass by God's special providence, to manifest his displeasure against such matches, and that the putting them away mi...

Ezra 10:44 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezra 10:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezra 10:44 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezra 10:44 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezra 10:44 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezra 10:44 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:44 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezra 10:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:44 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezra 10:44 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:44 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezra 10:44 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezra 10:44 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezra 10:44 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 10:44 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes