24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
24 Then I picked twelve of the leading priests - Sherebiah and Hashabiah with ten of their brothers.
24 And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them--
24 I appointed twelve leaders of the priests-Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests-
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:24
Commentary on Ezra 8:24-30
(Read Ezra 8:24-30)
Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.