Shecaniah (Ezr 8:3)

A person of the Babylonian exile and the return, first named at Ezra 8:3.

Lived: Exile and Return

Where in scripture

Ezra

Ezra 8:3

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question. Let us now make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God; and let it be done in keeping with the law. Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.” — Ezra 10:2-4

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).