Discovery Box| (0.15) | Ezr 7:1 |
| Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes 1 of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. 2 Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah, |
| (0.15) | Neh 1:3 |
| They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable 1 adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!” 2 |
| (0.15) | Neh 5:4 |
| Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king 1 on our fields and our vineyards. |
| (0.15) | Neh 5:16 |
| I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing 1 a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work. |
| (0.15) | Neh 6:19 |
| They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. 1 Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare 2 me. |
| (0.15) | Neh 7:64 |
| They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded 1 from the priesthood. |
| (0.15) | Neh 9:20 |
| You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst. |
| (0.15) | Neh 9:21 |
| For forty years you sustained them. Even in the desert they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. |
| (0.15) | Neh 12:8 |
| And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who together with his colleagues 1 was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. |
| (0.15) | Neh 12:22 |
| As for the Levites, 1 in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua the heads of families were recorded, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian. |
| (0.15) | Neh 12:35 |
| some of the priests 1 with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, |
| (0.15) | Neh 13:24 |
| Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned 1 ) and were unable to speak the language of Judah. |
| (0.15) | Neh 13:28 |
| Now one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. So I banished him from my sight. |
| (0.15) | Est 1:7 |
| Drinks 1 were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense. |
| (0.15) | Est 1:13 |
| The king then inquired of the wise men who were discerners of the times – for it was the royal custom to confer with all those who were proficient in laws and legalities. 1 |
| (0.15) | Est 1:15 |
| The king asked, 1 “By law, 2 what should be done to Queen Vashti in light of the fact that she has not obeyed the instructions of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?” |
| (0.15) | Est 2:13 |
| the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace. |
| (0.15) | Est 3:15 |
| The messengers 1 scurried forth 2 with the king’s order. 3 The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar! 4 |
| (0.15) | Est 5:6 |
| While at the banquet of wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your request? It shall be given to you. What is your petition? Ask for as much as half the kingdom, 1 and it shall be done!” |
| (0.15) | Est 6:1 |
| Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, 1 so he asked for the book containing the historical records 2 to be brought. As the records 3 were being read in the king’s presence, |
