Ezra 8
1-14 These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: From the family of Phinehas:…
Ezra 9
Ezra Prays: “Look at Us . . . Guilty Before You” 1-2 After all this was done, the leaders came to me and said, “The People of Israel, priests and…
Ezra 10
Ezra Takes Charge 2-3 Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the family of Elam, acting as spokesman, said to Ezra: “We betrayed our God by marrying foreign wives from the people…
Nehemiah 1
1-2 The memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. It was the month of Kislev in the twentieth year. At the time I was in the palace complex at Susa. Hanani,…
Nehemiah 2
1-2 It was the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king. At the hour for serving wine I brought it in and gave it to the…
Nehemiah 3
1-2 The high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests were up and at it: They went to work on the Sheep Gate; they repaired it and hung its doors, continuing…
Nehemiah 4
“I Stationed Armed Guards” 1-2 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military…
Nehemiah 5
The “Great Protest” 1-2 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just…
Nehemiah 6
“I’m Doing a Great Work; I Can’t Come Down” 1-2 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and…
Nehemiah 7
The Wall Rebuilt: Names and Numbers 1-2 After the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the security guards, the singers, and the Levites were appointed, I…