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and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
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Sin's Pervasive Reach
Commentators note that this list of names, including Bani, Binnui, and Shimei, is part of a larger record showing how widespread this sin was. The transgression of taking foreign wives wasn't limited to a few, but implicated the high priest's family, other priests, Levites, and numerous lay families, demonstrating that no segment of the community was immune to compromise.
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Ezra
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the list in Ezra 2:0.
They gave their hands – that is, “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal refe…
19th Century
Anglican
List of the transgressors. (19) They gave their hands (Ezra 10:19)—The four members of the high priest’s family were sp…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Ezra 10:19).
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