Discovery Box| (1.00) | Ezr 8:20 |
| and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites – 220 of them. They were all designated by name. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 8:22 |
| I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy 1 along the way, because we had said to the king, “The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger 2 is against everyone who forsakes him.” |
| (1.00) | Ezr 8:26 |
| I weighed out to them 1 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 2 100 talents of gold, |
| (1.00) | Ezr 8:27 |
| 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 9:2 |
| Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race 1 has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!” |
| (1.00) | Ezr 9:4 |
| Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe 1 gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. 2 Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 9:11 |
| which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words: 1 ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents! 2 With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 10:3 |
| Therefore let us enact 1 a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, 2 and that of those who respect 3 the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 10:5 |
| So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. 1 And they all took a solemn oath. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 10:13 |
| However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. 1 We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter. |
| (1.00) | Ezr 10:19 |
| (They gave their word 1 to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.) |
| (1.00) | Neh 1:1 |
| 1 These are the words of Nehemiah 2 son of Hacaliah: It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, 3 I was in Susa 4 the citadel. |
| (1.00) | Neh 1:4 |
| When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, 1 crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. |
| (1.00) | Neh 1:8 |
| Please recall the word you commanded your servant Moses: ‘If you act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the nations. 1 |
| (1.00) | Neh 1:11 |
| Please, 1 O Lord, listen attentively 2 to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect 3 to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me 4 in the presence of this man.” Now 5 I was cupbearer for the king. |
| (1.00) | Neh 2:6 |
| Then the king, with his consort 1 sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, 2 I gave him a time. |
| (1.00) | Neh 2:16 |
| The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had been doing, for up to this point I had not told any of the Jews or the priests or the nobles or the officials or the rest of the workers. |
| (1.00) | Neh 2:17 |
| Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.” |
| (1.00) | Neh 2:18 |
| Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what 1 the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” 2 So they readied themselves 3 for this good project. |
| (1.00) | Neh 2:20 |
| I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. 1 But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” 2 |
