Ezra 10:25
Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Moreover of Israel, the verse names those of the sons of Parosh — Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. It belongs to the detailed account of the people's response to forbidden alliances and their practical separation from the surrounding heathen nations. That separation took place before they were taught the law.
That putting away of heathen connection prepared them spiritually for rebuilding Jerusalem. The record is part of God's clear counsel on marriage that must be carefully and prayerfully consulted and then followed agreeably and cheerfully obeyed. It gives important instruction and timely warning that marriage must be only in the Lord and its duties studied before entering it, to escape bitter anguish of heart and painful regret for long years, frequent disappointments in that honorable estate, and repentance that is at once too soon and too late.