Ezra 8
Those Returning with Ezra 1 These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 Gershom,…
Ezra 9
Israel’s Intermarriage with Pagans 1 After these things had been done, the leaders approached me and said: “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselvesfrom…
Ezra 10
Sending Away Foreign Wives 1 While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedownbefore the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around…
Nehemiah 1
1 The words of Nehemiahson of Hacaliah: News from Jerusalem During the month of Chislevin the twentieth year,when I was in the fortress city of Susa, 2 Hanani,one of my…
Nehemiah 2
Nehemiah Sent to Jerusalem 1 During the month of Nisanin the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the…
Nehemiah 3
Rebuilding the Walls 1 Eliashib the high priestand his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate.They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of…
Nehemiah 4
Progress in Spite of Opposition 1 When Sanballatheard that we were rebuilding the wall,he became furious. He mocked the Jews 2 before his colleagues and the powerful menof Samaria,and said,…
Nehemiah 5
Social Injustice 1 There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen. 2 Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous….
Nehemiah 6
Attempts to Discourage the Builders 1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemiesheard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left…
Nehemiah 7
The Exiles Return 1 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed,the gatekeepers,singers, and Levites were appointed. 2 Then I put my brother Hananiin charge of…