15
Only Jonathan the son of Asael, and Jazias the son of Thecoe with me concerning this; and Mesollam, and Sabbathai the Levite helped them.
16
And the children of the captivity did thus: and Esdras the priest, and heads of families according to house were separated, and all by their names, for they returned in the first day of the tenth month to search out the matter.
17
And they made an end with all the men who had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
18
And there were found of the sons of the priests who had taken strange wives: of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Maasia, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gadalia.
19
And they pledged themselves to put away their wives, and a ram of the flock for a trespass-offering because of their trespass.