Category Archives: Ezra

End of The Babylonian Captivity 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of theLordby the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, theLordstirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia,so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and alsoputitin writing, saying, 2 Thus says Cyrus king […]

The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem 1 Nowthesearethe people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away,whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to hisowncity. 2 Thosewho came with ZerubbabelwereJeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, […]

Worship Restored at Jerusalem 1 And when theseventh month had come, and the children of Israelwerein the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son ofJozadak and his brethren the priests,and Zerubbabel the son ofShealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, […]

Resistance to Rebuilding the Temple 1 Now whenthe adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of theLordGod of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’houses,and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God as youdo;and we […]

Restoration of the Temple Resumed 1 Then the prophetHaggai andZechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews whowerein Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel,whowasover them. 2 SoZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God whichisin […]

The Decree of Darius 1 Then King Darius issued a decree,and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2 And at Achmetha, in the palace thatisin the province ofMedia, a scroll was found, and in it a recordwaswritten thus: 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King […]

The Arrival of Ezra 1 Now after these things, in the reign ofArtaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra theson of Seraiah,the son of Azariah, the son ofHilkiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 the son […]

Heads of Families Who Returned with Ezra 1 Thesearethe heads of their fathers’houses,andthisisthe genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David,Hattush; 3 of the sons of Shecaniah, of the […]

Intermarriage with Pagans 1 When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have notseparated themselves from the peoples of the lands,with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the […]

Confession of Improper Marriages 1 Nowwhile Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing downbefore the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept verybitterly. 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel,oneof the sons of Elam, spoke up and […]