Ezra 10:8 - Exposition

Within three days. The limits of Judaea at this time appear to have been Bethel on the north, Beersheba on the south, Jericho on the east, and the Mediterranean upon the west. As the frontier was nowhere much more than forty miles from Jerusalem, three days from the day that they heard the proclamation would be sufficient time to allow all the able-bodied men to reach the capital. Forfeited . Literally, "devoted," i.e. confiscated to the temple treasury. Separated from the congregation. i.e. excommunicated.