Category Archives: Nehemiah

Nehemiah Prays for His People 1 The words ofNehemiah the son of Hachaliah. # It came to pass in the month of Chislev,inthetwentieth year, as I was inShushan the citadel, 2 thatHanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the […]

Nehemiah Sent to Judah 1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year ofKing Artaxerxes,whenwinewasbefore him, thatI took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. 2 Therefore the king said to me, “Whyisyour face sad, since youarenot sick? […]

Rebuilding the Wall 1 ThenEliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priestsand built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They builtas far as the Tower of the Hundred,andconsecrated it, then as far as the Tower ofHananel. 2 Next toEliashibthe men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur […]

The Wall Defended Against Enemies 1 But it so happened,when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they […]

Nehemiah Deals with Oppression 1 And there was a greatoutcry of the people and their wives against theirJewish brethren. 2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughtersaremany; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live.” 3 There were alsosomewho said, “We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards […]

Conspiracy Against Nehemiah 1 Now it happenedwhen Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, andthatthere were no breaks left in it(though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), 2 that Sanballat and Geshemsent to me, saying, “Come, let us […]

1 Then it was, when the wall was built and I hadhung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brotherHanani, and Hananiah the leaderof the citadel, for hewasa faithful man andfeared God more than many. 3 And I said […]

1 Now allthe people gathered together as one man in the open square thatwasin front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra thescribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which theLordhad commanded Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest broughtthe Law before the assembly of men and women and all whocouldhear with […]

The People Confess Their Sins 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day ofthis month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth,and with dust on their heads. 2 Thenthose of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood andconfessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up […]

The People Who Sealed the Covenant 1 Now those who placedtheirseal onthedocumentwere: # Nehemiah the governor,the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai,andShemaiah. Thesewerethe priests. 9 The Levites: Jeshua the […]