Verse 16

And they of the captiuitie did so, & departed, euen Ezra the Priest, & the men that were chiefe fathers to the familie of their fathers by name, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:14 : 14 Then thou shalt seeke, and make searche and enquire diligently: and if it be true, and the thing certaine, that such abomination is wrought among you,
• Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
• John 7:51 : 51 Doth our Law iudge a man before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?