- the sons:
- "Now when these things¹ were done,ª° the princesª cameª° to¹ me, saying,ª° The peopleª of Israel,ª and the priests,ª and the Levites,ª have not¹ separated²° themselves¹ from the peopleª¹ of the lands,ª [doing] according to their abominations,ª [even] of the Canaanites,ª the Hittites,ª the Perizzites,ª the Jebusites,ª the Ammonites,ª the Moabites,ª the Egyptians,ª and the Amorites.ª" {Ezr 9:1} + "They shall not¹ takeª° a wifeª [that is] a whore,ª° or profane;ª neither¹ shall they takeª° a womanª put awayª° from her husband:ª¹ for¹ he¹ [is] holyª unto his God.ª" {Lev 21:7} + "And he¹ shall takeª° a wifeª in her virginity.ª ... Neither¹ shall he profaneª° his seedª among his people:ª for¹ I¹ the LORDª do sanctifyª° him." {Lev 21:13-15} + "Now Eliª was veryª old,ª° and heardª°¹ all¹ that¹ his sonsª didª° unto all¹ Israel;ª and how¹ they layª° with¹ the womenª that assembledª° [at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª ... Nay,¹ my sons;ª for¹ [it is] no¹ goodª reportª that¹ I¹ hear:ª° ye make the LORD'Sª peopleª to transgress.ª°" {1Sm 2:22-24} + "And [one] of the sonsª¹ of Joiada,ª the sonª of Eliashibª the highª priest,ª [was] son in lawª to Sanballatª the Horonite:ª therefore I chasedª° him from¹¹ me." {Neh 13:28} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:11} + "I have seenª° also in the prophetsª of Jerusalemª an horrible thing:ª they commit adultery,ª° and walkª° in lies:ª they strengthenª° also the handsª of evildoers,ª° that noneª¹ doth returnª° from his wickedness:ª¹ they are¹ all¹ of them unto me as Sodom,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof as Gomorrah.ª" {Jer 23:14} + "Neither¹ shall they takeª° for their wivesª a widow,ª nor her that is put away:ª° but¹¹ they shall takeª° maidensª of the seedª¹ of the houseª of Israel,ª or a widowª that¹ had¹ a priestª¹ before." {Ezk 44:22} + "But ye¹ are departedª° out of¹ the way;ª ye have caused many² to stumbleª°¹ at the law;ª ye have corruptedª° the covenantª of Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª ... Therefore have I¹ also¹ madeª° you contemptibleª° and baseª before all¹ the people,ª according² as¹¹ ye have not¹ keptª°¹ my ways,ª but have been partialªª° in the law.ª" {Mal 2:8-9} + "Even soª [must their] wivesª [be] grave,ª notª slanderers,ª sober,ª faithfulª inª all things.ª" {1Tm 3:11}
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