1 Esdras 9:16

16 And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name; and on the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.

1 Esdras 9:16 In-Context

14 Then Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah accordingly took this matter upon them; and Meshullam and Levi and Shabbethai helped them.
15 And those who were of the captivity did according to all these things.
16 And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name; and on the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
17 So their cause that concerned foreign wives was brought to an end on the first day of the first month.
18 And of the priests who had come together and had foreign wives there were found:
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