1 Esdras 9:1
King James VersionSource notes
“Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib,”
Context
1Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib,
2And remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude.
3And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem:
4And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.