Verse 16

And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, `and' men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter;

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:14 : 14 and thou hast enquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in thy midst:
• Job 29:16 : 16 A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
• John 7:51 : 51 `Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'