Verse 16

And the children of the captiuyte dyd euen so. And E?dras the prest, and ye awncient fathers thorow the house of their fathers, and all that were now rehearsed by name, separated the selues, and sat them downe on the first daye of the tenth moneth, to exame this matter.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:14 : 14 Then shalt thou seke, make search, and enquere diligently. And yf it be founde of a trueth, that it is so in dede, yt soch abhominacion is wroughte amonge you,
• Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father vnto the poore, & whe I knew not their cause, I sought it out diligetly.
• John 7:51 : 51 Doth oure lawe iudge eny man, before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?