Ezra 4
Resistance to Rebuilding the House of God 1 Now the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exileswere building a temple for Yahweh the God of Israel. 2…
Ezra 5
Temple Restoration Resumed 1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judahand in Jerusalem, in the name of the God…
Ezra 6
Darius’ Search for the Decree 1 Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia. 2 But it…
Ezra 7
Ezra’s Arrival and Work 1 After these things during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, 2 son of…
Ezra 8
Family Heads Who Returned With Ezra 1 These were the heads of their familiesand the register of those returnees from Babylonia who came up with me in the reign of…
Ezra 9
Disdain Over Mixed Marriages 1 After finishing these things the officials approached me saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated from the people of…
Ezra 10
The People Respond 1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children from…
Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah’s Prayer for the People 1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. It happened in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, that I myself was in the…
Nehemiah 2
Nehemiah Sent 1 It happened in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I carried the wine and gave it to…
Nehemiah 3
Organization of the Work 1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his brothers the priests arose and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and erected its doors. They consecrated…