"And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law."
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And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
And on the second day the heads of families of all the people and the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe, to give attention to the words of the law.
And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
And on the second day were assembled the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
On the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' [houses] of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law.