Discovery Box| (0.13) | Ezr 4:17 |
| The king sent the following response: “To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and other parts of Trans-Euphrates: Greetings! 1 |
| (0.13) | Ezr 4:23 |
| Then, as soon as the copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read in the presence of Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they proceeded promptly to the Jews in Jerusalem 1 and stopped them with threat of armed force. 2 |
| (0.13) | 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. |
| (0.13) | Ezr 6:18 |
| They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, 1 in accord with 2 the book of Moses. |
| (0.13) | 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: |
| (0.13) | 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. |
| (0.13) | Ezr 8:21 |
| I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey 1 for us, our children, and all our property. |
| (0.13) | Ezr 9:3 |
| When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated. |
| (0.13) | Neh 2:2 |
| So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful. |
| (0.13) | 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, |
| (0.13) | 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 |
| (0.13) | Neh 5:11 |
| This very day return to them their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, along with the interest 1 that you are exacting from them on the money, the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil.” |
| (0.13) | Neh 6:2 |
| Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, “Come on! Let’s set up a time to meet together at Kephirim 1 in the plain of Ono.” Now they intended to do me harm. |
| (0.13) | Neh 6:7 |
| You have also established prophets to announce 1 in Jerusalem 2 on your behalf, ‘We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.” 3 |
| (0.13) | Neh 6:9 |
| All of them were wanting 1 to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands! 2 |
| (0.13) | Neh 6:13 |
| He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I 1 would be discredited. 2 |
| (0.13) | 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! |
| (0.13) | Neh 6:18 |
| For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, 1 because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. |
| (0.13) | Neh 7:63 |
| And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a woman from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). |
| (0.13) | Neh 9:10 |
| You performed awesome signs 1 against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians 2 had acted presumptuously 3 against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day. |
