Verse 16

And the children of the captiuitie dyd euen so: And Esdras the priest, and the auncient heads through the house of their fathers, all men of great fame, separated themselues, & sate them downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:14 : 14 Then thou must seeke, & make searche and enquire diligently: And behold, if it be true, & the thing of a suretie, that such ahbomination is wrought among you:
• Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
• John 7:51 : 51 Doth our lawe iudge any man, before it heare hym, and knowe what he hath done?