Discovery Box| (0.40) | Ezr 7:11 |
| What follows 1 is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. 2 Ezra was 3 a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel: |
| (0.40) | Ezr 7:22 |
| up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of olive oil, 1 and unlimited 2 salt. |
| (0.40) | 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. |
| (0.40) | Ezr 7:27 |
| 1 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem! |
| (0.40) | 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. |
| (0.40) | Neh 6:14 |
| Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs – also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me! |
| (0.40) | Neh 8:6 |
| Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. |
| (0.40) | Est 1:14 |
| Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis 1 and had the most prominent offices 2 in the kingdom. |
| (0.40) | Est 3:9 |
| If the king is so inclined, 1 let an edict be issued 2 to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver 3 to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.” |
| (0.40) | Est 9:2 |
| The Jews assembled themselves in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike out against those who were seeking their harm. No one was able to stand before them, for dread of them fell on all the peoples. |
| (0.40) | Est 9:31 |
| to establish these days of Purim in their proper times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as they had established both for themselves and their descendants, matters pertaining to fasting and lamentation. |
| (0.40) | Psa 10:14 |
| You have taken notice, 1 for 2 you always see 3 one who inflicts pain and suffering. 4 The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; 5 you deliver 6 the fatherless. 7 |
| (0.40) | Psa 54:1 |
| For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song 2 by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: “David is hiding with us.” 3 O God, deliver me by your name! 4 Vindicate me 5 by your power! |
| (0.40) | Psa 58:1 |
| For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; 2 a prayer 3 of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? 4 Do you judge people 5 fairly? |
| (0.40) | Psa 73:28 |
| But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. 1 I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as 2 I declare all the things you have done. |
| (0.40) | Psa 78:8 |
| Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God. 1 |
| (0.40) | Psa 106:47 |
| Deliver us, O Lord, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks 1 to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. 2 |
| (0.40) | Ecc 2:21 |
| For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over 1 the fruit of his labor 2 as an inheritance 3 to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice! 4 |
| (0.40) | Ecc 3:22 |
| So I perceived there is nothing better than for people 1 to enjoy their work, 2 because that is their 3 reward; for who can show them what the future holds? 4 |
| (0.40) | Isa 5:20 |
| Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, 1 who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter. 2 |
