Discovery Box| (0.10) | Ezr 6:6 |
| “Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates – all of you stay far away from there! |
| (0.10) | Ezr 6:7 |
| Leave the work on this temple of God alone. 1 Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 6:21 |
| The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them 1 in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 7:7 |
| In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought 1 up to Jerusalem 2 some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 7:17 |
| With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate 1 meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 7:23 |
| Everything that the God of heaven has required should be precisely done for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath 1 against the empire of the king and his sons? |
| (0.10) | Ezr 7:24 |
| Furthermore, be aware of the fact 1 that you have no authority to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or the attendants at the temple of this God. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 8:29 |
| Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, 1 in the storerooms of the temple of the Lord.” |
| (0.10) | Ezr 8:36 |
| Then they presented the decrees of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who gave help to the people and to the temple of God. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 9:5 |
| At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement, 1 with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the Lord my God. |
| (0.10) | Ezr 9:14 |
| Shall we once again break your commandments and intermarry with these abominable peoples? Would you not be so angered by us that you would wipe us out, with no survivor or remnant? |
| (0.10) | Ezr 10:18 |
| It was determined 1 that from the descendants of the priests, the following had taken foreign wives: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. |
| (0.10) | 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 |
| (0.10) | Neh 2:3 |
| I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors 1 lies desolate and its gates destroyed 2 by fire?” |
| (0.10) | Neh 2:5 |
| and said to the king, “If the king is so inclined 1 and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.” |
| (0.10) | Neh 2:7 |
| I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates 1 that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah, |
| (0.10) | Neh 2:9 |
| Then I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, and I presented to them the letters from the king. The king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. |
| (0.10) | 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 |
| (0.10) | Neh 4:7 |
| (4:1) 1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem 2 had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry. |
| (0.10) | Neh 4:12 |
| So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly 1 about all the schemes 2 they were plotting 3 against us. |
