עזרא, פרק י׳, פסוק י״ח

The crisis of intermarriage spread deeply through the community, infiltrating even the highest levels of spiritual leadership. Within the ranks of the priesthood itself, certain men brought foreign women into their homes, taking idol worshippers as their wives [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. This widespread failure compromised the very families trusted to guide the nation.

The severity of the situation became undeniably clear as the sin reached the most prominent priestly family, directly affecting the household of Yeshua the son of Yotzadak, who served as the High Priest [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Specifically, it was his own brothers, Maaseiah, Eliezer, Yariv, and Gedaliah, who committed this act and married these foreign women [מצודת דוד].