Meremoth, Eliashib, and Mattaniah appear among the sons of Bani in the final catalogue of those who participated in the covenant reform by divorcing foreign wives. The presence of names like Eliashib is notable because individuals with this name appear elsewhere in connection with priestly functions, suggesting that even those with sacred responsibilities had been implicated in the marriage crisis. The reform thus penetrated into the religious leadership itself, not merely the laity. The Chronicler's impartiality in the listing serves as a model of the kind of accountability that genuine covenant community requires.

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