2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, 10:2 Ezr 10:26 an Elamite, responded to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, 10:2 Ezr 9:1–2; 10:18,44; Neh 13:23–28 but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this. 3 Therefore, let’s make a covenant before our God 10:3 2Ch 34:31 to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. 10:3 Ezr 9:4 Let it be done according to the law. 4 Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, 10:4 Ezr 7:25–26 and we support you. Be strong and take action! " 10:4 Jos 1:6–9
5 Then Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said; so they took the oath. 10:5 Neh 10:29–30; 13:25