2 Chronicles 34
Judah’s King Josiah 1 Josiah was eight years oldwhen he became king and reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in theLord’s sight and walked in…
2 Chronicles 35
Josiah’s Passover Observance 1 Josiah observed theLord’s Passoverand slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged…
2 Chronicles 36
Judah’s King Jehoahaz 1 Thenthe common peopletook Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. 2 Jehoahazwas 23 years old when he became…
Ezra 1
The Decree of Cyrus 1 Inthe first year of Cyrus king of Persia,the word of theLordspoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled.TheLordput it into the mindof King Cyrus to issue a proclamation…
Ezra 2
The Exiles Who Returned 1 Thesenow are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonhad deported to Babylon.They returned to Jerusalem and Judah,…
Ezra 3
Sacrifice Restored 1 By the seventh month,the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people gathered together in Jerusalem. 2 Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests…
Ezra 4
Opposition to Rebuilding the Temple 1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjaminheard that the returned exileswere building a temple for Yahweh, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel…
Ezra 5
1 But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddoprophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was…
Ezra 6
Darius’s Search 1 King Darius gave the order, and they searchedin the library of Babylon in the archives. 2 But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province…
Ezra 7
Ezra’s Arrival 1 After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxesof Persia, Ezra — Seraiah’sson, Azariah’s son, Hilkiah’sson, 2 Shallum’s son, Zadok’sson, Ahitub’s son, 3 Amariah’s son, Azariah’s son,…