Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah. New Living Translation From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. English Standard Version Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. Berean Standard Bible And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. King James Bible Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. New King James Version of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. New American Standard Bible Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. NASB 1995 Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah. NASB 1977 Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. Legacy Standard Bible Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah. Amplified Bible Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. Christian Standard Bible Nebo’s descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Nebo’s descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. American Standard Version Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah. Contemporary English Version Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah from the family of Nebo. English Revised Version Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah. GOD'S WORD® Translation From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah Good News Translation Clan of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah International Standard Version From Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. NET Bible From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. New Heart English Bible Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah. Webster's Bible Translation Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. World English Bible Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOf the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah; Young's Literal Translation Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah; Smith's Literal Translation From the sons of Nebo: Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOf the sons of Nebo, Jehiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, and Joel, and Banaia. Catholic Public Domain Version From the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, and Benaiah. New American Bible of the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, Benaiah. New Revised Standard Version Of the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOf the sons of Nebo, Neboael, Matitha, Zachor, Zebina, Joel, and Benaiah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From the sons of Nabu: Nebuyel and Matitha and Zakuur and Zebina and Joel and Benaiah. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah. Brenton Septuagint Translation Of the sons of Nabu; Jael, Matthanias, Zabad, Zebennas, Jadai, and Joel, and Banaia. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Those Guilty of Intermarriage…42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 43And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. 44All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.… Cross References Nehemiah 13:23-27 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ... Deuteronomy 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. 1 Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Malachi 2:11 Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. Exodus 34:15-16 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... Joshua 23:12-13 For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. 1 Corinthians 7:12-14 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. Judges 3:5-6 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 1 Kings 16:31 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. 2 Kings 17:33-34 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. 2 Chronicles 21:6 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. Treasury of Scripture Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. Nebo Ezra 2:29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. Nehemiah 7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. Jump to Previous Benaiah Benai'ah Children Descendants Iddo Jeiel Je-I'el Joel Jo'el Mattithiah Mattithi'ah Nebo ZabadJump to Next Benaiah Benai'ah Children Descendants Iddo Jeiel Je-I'el Joel Jo'el Mattithiah Mattithi'ah Nebo ZabadEzra 10 1. Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages6. Ezra assembles the people 9. The people repent, and promise amendment 15. The care to perform it 18. The names of them which had married strange wives And from the descendants of Nebo: The mention of Nebo refers to a location or a family group that returned from the Babylonian exile. Nebo was a city in Moab, east of the Jordan River, and it was also the name of a Babylonian deity. The descendants of Nebo were among those who had intermarried with foreign women, which was against the Mosaic Law. This highlights the broader theme of the Israelites' struggle to maintain their distinct identity and covenant relationship with God after returning from exile. Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah: Persons / Places / Events 1. NeboA place or possibly a deity associated with Babylonian culture. In this context, it refers to a group of Israelites who returned from exile. 2. Jeiel One of the sons of Nebo who was involved in the issue of intermarriage with foreign women. 3. Mattithiah Another son of Nebo, also implicated in the intermarriage issue. 4. Zabad A son of Nebo, part of the group needing to repent and separate from foreign wives. 5. Zebina Listed among the sons of Nebo, involved in the same issue. 6. Jaddai Another son of Nebo, part of the group addressed by Ezra. 7. Joel A son of Nebo, included in the list of those needing to rectify their marriages. 8. Benaiah The last son of Nebo mentioned, also involved in the intermarriage issue. Teaching Points The Importance of ObedienceThe Israelites' disobedience in marrying foreign women highlights the importance of adhering to God's commands to maintain spiritual purity. Repentance and Restoration The actions taken by the sons of Nebo demonstrate the necessity of repentance and the willingness to make difficult decisions to restore one's relationship with God. Community Accountability The communal approach to addressing sin in Ezra 10 underscores the role of community in holding each other accountable to God's standards. Cultural and Spiritual Identity The issue of intermarriage serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining a distinct cultural and spiritual identity as God's people. Application to Modern Believers While the specific issue of intermarriage may differ today, the principles of obedience, repentance, and maintaining a distinct Christian identity remain relevant. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezra 10:43?2. How does Ezra 10:43 illustrate the importance of repentance in our lives today? 3. What lessons on obedience can we learn from Ezra 10:43? 4. How does Ezra 10:43 connect with the theme of covenant faithfulness in Scripture? 5. In what ways can we apply the principles of Ezra 10:43 in modern relationships? 6. How does Ezra 10:43 encourage us to prioritize God's commands over cultural pressures? 7. Why does Ezra 10:43 list specific names, and what is their significance in the narrative? 8. How does Ezra 10:43 reflect the broader theme of repentance in the Book of Ezra? 9. What historical evidence supports the events described in Ezra 10:43? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10? 11. Ezra 10:10 - How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce? 12. Ezekiel 43:10-11 provides specific temple measurements. Why is there no documented historical or archaeological evidence of a temple built exactly to these specifications? 13. Ezra 10:15 - Why are only a few individuals mentioned as opposing this course of action, despite its obvious moral and social implications? 14. What does the Bible say about celebrating events? What Does Ezra 10:43 Mean And from the descendants of NeboEzra 10:43 begins by spotlighting a specific clan—those connected to Nebo. By singling out this family line, Scripture reminds us that holiness matters at every level, from the nation (Ezra 9:1–2) all the way down to individual households. As with the lists in Numbers 26 or Nehemiah 7, names matter because people matter. This verse sits in a chapter where the returned exiles confess and correct their unlawful marriages, echoing earlier commands in Deuteronomy 7:3–4 and Exodus 34:15–16. Jeiel Jeiel’s inclusion shows that restoration starts with honesty. He is numbered so there is no hiding in the crowd (Luke 12:2–3). His admission lines up with the corporate confession already taking place (Ezra 10:1–2). • Personal accountability is never abstract; it is tied to a real name. • Repentance keeps community integrity intact (1 John 1:9). Mattithiah Mattithiah’s name follows Jeiel’s, reinforcing that sin can ripple through multiple members of one family line. Just as Achan’s act affected Israel in Joshua 7, so here a handful of disobedient marriages threatened the community’s purity (Ezra 9:14). Yet God provides a path back. • One believer’s compromise often emboldens another (Galatians 5:9). • Renewed obedience restores fellowship (Ezra 10:12). Zabad Zabad shows that even respected men can stumble. Other Zadabs in Scripture were valiant warriors (1 Chronicles 11:41), reminding us that past victories do not exempt us from present vigilance (1 Corinthians 10:12). • Yesterday’s faithfulness must be matched by today’s watchfulness. • God’s grace offers fresh starts, not free passes (Romans 6:1–2). Zebina Zebina’s presence underscores how sin crosses social and economic lines. Whether a leader or a laborer, each man is measured by God’s standard (Acts 10:34–35). • The ground is level at the foot of the altar of repentance (Ezra 10:19). • Holiness is a shared calling, not an optional accessory (1 Peter 1:15–16). Jaddai Jaddai reminds us that hidden issues eventually surface. The entire list in Ezra 10 comes after intense prayer and fasting (Ezra 9:3–5), showing that communion with God leads to conviction. • Prayer shines light into corners we would rather keep dark (Psalm 139:23–24). • Conviction is evidence of God’s fatherly love (Hebrews 12:6). Joel Another Joel in Scripture is a prophet who called Israel to “rend your hearts” (Joel 2:13). This Joel’s listing illustrates that genuine repentance is always God’s goal. • The same God who judges also restores (Isaiah 1:18). • Public sin sometimes requires public course correction (Matthew 18:15–17). Benaiah Benaiah completes the roster, showing that God counts every sheep, even the straying ones (Luke 15:4). His name means “Yahweh has built,” hinting that true rebuilding of the community happens when lives are rebuilt on obedience (Ezra 3:10–11). • Ending with Benaiah signals closure: confession has covered every guilty party (Ezra 10:44). • Restoration paves the way for future blessing (Psalm 51:12–13). summary Ezra 10:43 is more than a roll call; it is a mirror. By naming seven men from Nebo’s descendants, God shows that sin is specific, repentance is personal, and restoration is available. Each man’s willingness to face his failure helps preserve the purity of the restored nation, fulfilling earlier commands and modeling for us the courage to confront compromise today. Hebrew From the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֖י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Nebo: נְב֑וֹ (nə·ḇōw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5015: Nebo -- a city in Moab, also a mountain in Moab Jeiel, יְעִיאֵ֤ל (yə·‘î·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3273: Jeiel Mattithiah, מַתִּתְיָה֙ (mat·tiṯ·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4993: Mattithiah -- 'gift of Yah', the name of several Israelites Zabad, זָבָ֣ד (zā·ḇāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2066: Zabad -- 'he has given', the name of several Israelites Zebina, זְבִינָ֔א (zə·ḇî·nā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2081: Zebina -- 'bought', an Israelite Jaddai, יַדַּ֥י (yad·day) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3035: Iddo -- two Israelites Joel, וְיוֹאֵ֖ל (wə·yō·w·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3100: Joel -- probably 'the LORD is God', the name of a number of Israelites and Benaiah. בְּנָיָֽה׃ (bə·nā·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1141: Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites Links Ezra 10:43 NIVEzra 10:43 NLT Ezra 10:43 ESV Ezra 10:43 NASB Ezra 10:43 KJV Ezra 10:43 BibleApps.com Ezra 10:43 Biblia Paralela Ezra 10:43 Chinese Bible Ezra 10:43 French Bible Ezra 10:43 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 10:43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel Mattithiah (Ezr. 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