Nehemiah
by Ken Cayce
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Book of Nehemiah Explained
"Title":
Nehemiah ("Yahweh has comforted"), is a famous cupbearer, who never appears
in Scripture outside of this book. As with the books of Ezra and Esther,
named after his contemporaries, the book recounts selected events of his
leadership and was titled after him. Both the Greek Septuagint (LXX), and
the Latin Vulgate name this book "Second Ezra". Even though the two books
of Ezra and Nehemiah are separate in most English Bibles, they may have
once been joined together in a single unit as currently in the Hebrew
texts. New Testament writers do not quote Nehemiah.
"Authorship":
Though much of this book was clearly drawn from Nehemiah's personal diaries
and written from his first person perspective (1:1 - 7:5; 12:27-43;
13:4-31). Both Jewish and Christian traditions recognize Ezra as the
author. This is based on external evidence that Ezra and Nehemiah were
originally one book as reflected in the LXX and Vulgate; it is also based
on internal evidence such as the recurrent "hand of the Lord" theme which
dominates both Ezra and Nehemiah and the author's role as a priest-scribe.
As a scribe, he had access to the royal archives of Persia, which accounts
for the myriad of administrative documents found recorded in the two books,
especially in the book of Ezra. Very few people would have been allowed
access to the royal archives of the Persian Empire, but Ezra proved to be
the exception (compare Ezra 1:2-4; 4:9-22; 5:7-17; 6:3-12).
The events in Nehemiah 1 commence late in the year (446 B.C.), the 20 th year of the Persian king, Artaxerxes 464 - 423 B.C.). The
book follows chronologically from Nehemiah's first term as governor of
Jerusalem (ca. 445 - 433 B.C.; Neh. Chapters 1-12), to his second term,
possibly beginning (ca. 424 B.C.; Neh. Chapter 13). Nehemiah was written by
Ezra sometime during or after Nehemiah's second term, but no later than 400
B.C.
Nothing is known about Nehemiah's childhood, youth, or family background,
except that his father's name was Hachaliah (1:1), and that he had a
brother named Hanani (1:2). Possibly his great-grandparents were taken into
captivity when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians. He was probably born in
Persia sometime during or soon after Zerubbabel's ministry in Jerusalem.
The frank and vivid reporting indicates that much of the material in the
book comes from what must have been Nehemiah's personal diary. Much of the
book is a first-person account of the circumstances surrounding Nehemiah's
return to Jerusalem (chapters 1-7; 12:31 - 13:31).
"Historical Setting":
Even before Nehemiah was born, the first group of Jews left Persia and
returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple under the leadership of
Zerubbabel (538 B.C.). A second group, led by Ezra, had returned in (458
B.C.), 13 years before the opening scene in Nehemiah's book.
The fact that Nehemiah felt anguish for a city he had never seen, a city
that had been destroyed by the Babylonians more than 140 years earlier (586
B.C.), says something about his upbringing. His parents gave Nehemiah a
name that reflected their own view of their lost heritage as Jews: "Yahweh
has comforted". Little did they know that, in the course of his life,
Nehemiah would become an enormous source of comfort and encouragement to
the people of the Lord.
Ezra accomplished the spiritual establishment of the new community, whereas
Nehemiah succeeded in giving it physical stability. When he was in the high
position of cupbearer to the king, he learned that the community in Judah
was "in great affliction and reproach" (1:3). Thus he succeeded in having
himself appointed governor in Judah with authority and resources to rebuild
the city walls. He was a man of skill and daring. He first surveyed the
walls at night, to avoid detection by those who might oppose the work. Then
he assembled a labor force and, dividing the walls into sections, he
supervised the building process. The project was completed in the
remarkably short time of 52 days. During this endeavor he faced determined
opposition: mockery (2:19; 4:1-3); armed raids (4:7-12); a ruse to draw him
outside the city, without doubt to murder him (6:1-4); blackmail (6:5-9);
and finally a prophet hired to foretell his death. In every case he met the
challenge with courage, wisdom and an invincible determination to compete
the task for which God had called him.
After the wall was completed, he took measures to increase the population
of Jerusalem and to correct social, economic, and religious abuses. The
deep piety of Nehemiah is evidenced by his prayers and strong conviction to
personally accomplish the task for which God had called him. His combined
work with Ezra united the nation and gave them a unique identity in such a
way as to preserve the people of God, the oracles of God, and the promises
of redemption in the light of that day when God would fulfill all of the
old covenant hopes and desires in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
In addition to the material cited in the Introduction to the Book of Ezra,
in 444 B.C., 14 years after Ezra's return to Jerusalem, Nehemiah also
returned. God used him to guide Judah in rebuilding the city's walls and in
reordering the people's social and economic lives. The Bible speaks of
Nehemiah going to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes (1:1) and
again in his thirty-second year (13:6). The reference must be to Artaxerxes
I (464 - 423 B.C.), and would yield the dates (445 and 433 B.C.),
respectively.
The Elephantine Papyri, discovered in (A.D. 1903), confirm the historicity
of the Book of Nehemiah, mentioning Sanballat (2:19), and Johanan (6:18;
12:23). These sources also tell us that Nehemiah ceased to be governor of
Judah before (408 B.C.), thus making a later date for Nehemiah impossible.
"Historical and Theological Themes":
Careful attention to the reading of God's Word in order to perform His will
is a constant theme. The spiritual revival came in response to Ezra's
reading of "the book of the law of Moses" (8:1). After the reading, Ezra
and some of the priests carefully explained its meaning to the people in
attendance (8:8). The next day, Ezra met with some of the fathers of the
household, the priests, and Levites, in order to "gain insight into the
words of the law" (8:13). The sacrificial system was carried on with
careful attention to perform it "as it is written in the Law" (10:34, 36).
So deep was their concern to abide by God's revealed will that they took "a
curse and an oath to walk in God's law" (10:29). When the marriage reforms
were carried out, they acted in accordance with that which "they read aloud
from the book of Moses" (13:1).
A second major theme, the obedience of Nehemiah, is explicitly referred to
throughout the book due to the fact that the book is based on the memoirs
or first person accounts of Nehemiah. God worked through the obedience of
Nehemiah; however, He also worked through the wrongly-motivated, wicked
hearts of His enemies. Nehemiah's enemies failed, not so much as a result
of the success of Nehemiah's strategies, but because "God had frustrated
their plan" (4:15). God used the opposition of Judah's enemies to drive His
people to their knees in the same way that He used the favor of Cyrus to
return His people to the Land. To fund their building project, and to even
protect the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls. Not surprisingly, Nehemiah
acknowledge the true motive of his strategy to repopulate Jerusalem: "my
God put it into my heart" (7:5). It was He who accomplished it.
Another theme in Nehemiah, as in Ezra, is opposition. Judah's enemies
started rumors that God' people had revolted against Persia. The goal was
to intimidate Judah into forestalling reconstruction of the walls. In spite
of opposition from without and heartbreaking corruption and dissension from
within, Judah completed the walls of Jerusalem in only 52 days (6:15),
experienced revival after the reading of the law by Ezra (8:1), and
celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles (8:14; ca. 445 B.C.).
The book's detailed insight into the personal thoughts, motives and
disappointments of Nehemiah makes it easy for the reader to primarily
identify with him, rather than "the sovereign hand of God" theme and the
primary message of His control and intervention into the affairs of His
people and their enemies. But the exemplary behavior of the famous
cupbearer is eclipsed by God who orchestrated the reconstruction of the
walls in spite of much opposition and many setbacks; the "good hand of God"
theme carries through the book of Nehemiah (1:10; 2:8, 18).
"Background and Setting":
True to God's promise of judgment, He brought the Assyrians and Babylonians
to deliver His chastisement upon wayward Judah and Israel. In 722 B.C. the
Assyrians deported the 10 northern tribes and scattered them all over the
then known world (2 Kings chapter 17). Several centuries later (ca. 605 -
586 B.C.), God used the Babylonians to sack, destroy, and nearly depopulate
Jerusalem (2 Kings chapter 25), because Judah had persisted in her
unfaithfulness to the covenant. God chastened His people with 70 years of
captivity in Babylon (Jer. 25:11).
During the Jews captivity, world empire leadership changed hands from the
Babylonians to the Persians (ca. 539 B.C.; Dan. Chapter 5), after which
Daniel received most of his prophetic revelation (compare Dan. Chapters 6,
9 - 12). The book of Ezra begins with the decree of Cyrus, a Persian king,
to return God's people to Jerusalem to rebuild God's house (ca. 539 B.C.),
and chronicles the reestablishment of Judah's national calendar of feasts
and sacrifices. Zerubbabel and Joshua led the first return (Ezra chapters
1-6), and rebuilt the temple. Esther gives a glimpse of the Jews left in
Persia (ca. 483 - 473 B.C.), when Haman attempted to eliminate the Jewish
race. Ezra (chapters 7-10), recounts the second return led by Ezra (in 458
B.C.). Nehemiah chronicles the third return to rebuild the wall around
Jerusalem (ca. 445 B.C.).
At that time in Judah's history, the Persian Empire dominated the entire
Near Eastern world. Its administration of Judah, although done with a loose
hand, was mindful of disruptions or any signs of rebellion from its
vassals. Rebuilding the walls of conquered cities posed the most glaring
threat to the Persian central administration. Only a close confidant of the
king himself could be trusted for such an operation. At the most critical
juncture in Judah's revitalization, God raised up Nehemiah to exercise one
of the most trusted roles in the empire, the King's cupbearer and
confidant. Life under the Persian king Artaxerxes (ca. 464 - 423 B.C.), had
its advantages for Nehemiah. Much like Joseph, Esther, and Daniel, he had
attained a significant role in the palace which then ruled the ancient
world, a position from which God could use him to lead the rebuilding of
Jerusalem's walls in spite of its implications for Persian control of that
city.
Several other historical notes are of interest. First, Esther was
Artaxerxes' stepmother (see note on Esther 1:9), and could have easily
influence him to look favorably upon the Jews, especially Nehemiah. Second,
Daniels's prophetic 70 weeks began with the decree to rebuild the city
issued by Artaxerxes in 445 B.C., (compare chapters 1 and 2; see notes on
Dan. 9:24-26). Third, the Elephantine papyri (Egyptian documents), dated to
the late 5th century B.C., support the account of Nehemiah by
mentioning Sanballat the governor of Samaria (2:19), Jehohanan (6:18;
12:23), and Nehemiah's being replaced as governor of Jerusalem by Bigvai
(ca. 410 B.C.; Neh. 10:16). Finally, Nehemiah and Malachi represent the
last of the Old Testament canonical writings, both in terms of the time the
events occurred (chapter 13; Mal. Chapters 1-4), and the time when they
were recorded by Ezra. Thus, the next messages from God for Israel do not
come until over 400 years of silence had passed, after which the births of
John the Baptist and Jesus Christ were announced (Matt. chapter 1; Luke
chapters 1 and 2).
With the full Old Testament revelation of Israel's history prior to
Christ's incarnation being completed, the Jews had not yet experienced the
fullness of God's various covenants and promises to them. While there was a
Jewish remnant, as promised to Abraham (compare Gen. 15:5), it does not
appear to be even as large as the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:46). The Jews
neither possessed the Land (Gen. 15:7), nor did they rule as a sovereign
nation (Gen. 12:2). The Davidic throne was unoccupied (compare 2 Sam.
7:16), although the High-Priest was of the line of Eleazar and Phinehas
(compare Num. 25:10-13). God's promise to consummate the New Covenant of
redemption awaited the birth, crucifixion, and resurrection of Messiah
(compare Heb. Chapters 7 - 10).
"Restoration":
In a world ravaged by sin, restoration and renovation are ongoing projects.
The physical condition of Jerusalem and the spiritual condition of the
returning Jews make the rebuilding of both the key theme of Nehemiah. The
physical and spiritual reconstruction that this book describes, reminds us
that the work of the Lord requires intense, committed labor, because forces
are always fighting to tear down what He has built.
"Covenant Commitments":
Throughout the history of the Jewish people, signposts were established to
mark the faithfulness of God and the spiritual growth of the people. Just
as God put His laws onto stone tablets to emphasize their permanence, so
Nehemiah led the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem to pledge their faithfulness
to God and His laws with their own signatures (9:38 - 10:39). Confessing
commitments out loud (Rom. 10:9), and putting them in writing are just two
ways to establish spiritual accountability.
"Leadership":
Spiritual leadership requires human and divine activity, and Nehemiah's
experience reveals both working in one accord. While the wall around
Jerusalem was being built, Nehemiah prayed for protection, but also set
watchmen on the wall and required all laborers to carry swords strapped to
their sides as they worked (4:9, 18). Meanwhile, the Lord enlisted willing
volunteers for the work and ensured that their efforts were protected at
every turn.
"What it means to you":
Nehemiah could have heard the news about Jerusalem at the breakfast table
and said, "That is too bad!" Instead, the terrible dilemma of his people in
a faraway place gripped his heart. Yet rather than giving in to anxiety or
depression, he took his concern to God, asking how he might be used.
Nehemiah shows us how God's work gets done. It starts with a person's
concern, moves into prayer, and translates into courageous action. We must
first be aware - living life with eyes open to the needs of others rather
than being self-absorbed. After that, when God moves our hearts about a
situation, we should give ourselves over to intense, persistent prayer.
Then, directed and empowered by the Lord, we can look for ways to step into
the circumstance and do what we can.
Like Nehemiah, we may be surprised at how much we can accomplish when the
Lord is backing our efforts.
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Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah Chapter 1
Nehemiah 1:1 "The words of Nehemiah the son
of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the
month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I
was in Shushan the palace,"
Nehemiah 1:2 "That Hanani, one of my
brethren, came, he and [certain] men of
Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews
that had escaped, which were left of the
captivity, and concerning Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 1:3 "And they said unto me, The
remnant that are left of the captivity
there in the province [are] in great
affliction and reproach: the wall of
Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the
gates thereof are burned with fire."
Nehemiah 1:4 "And it came to pass, when I
heard these words, that I sat down and
wept, and mourned [certain] days, and
fasted, and prayed before the God of
heaven,"
Nehemiah 1:5 "And said, I beseech thee, O
LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible
God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for
them that love him and observe his
commandments:"
Nehemiah 1:6 "Let thine ear now be
attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou
mayest hear the prayer of thy servant,
which I pray before thee now, day and
night, for the children of Israel thy
servants, and confess the sins of the
children of Israel, which we have sinned
against thee: both I and my father's house
have sinned."
Nehemiah 1:7 "We have dealt very corruptly
against thee, and have not kept the
commandments, nor the statutes, nor the
judgments, which thou commandedst thy
servant Moses."
Nehemiah 1:8 "Remember, I beseech thee, the
word that thou commandedst thy servant
Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will
scatter you abroad among the nations:"
Nehemiah 1:9 "But [if] ye turn unto me, and
keep my commandments, and do them; though
there were of you cast out unto the
uttermost part of the heaven, [yet] will I
gather them from thence, and will bring
them unto the place that I have chosen to
set my name there."
Nehemiah 1:10 "Now these [are] thy servants
and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by
thy great power, and by thy strong hand."
Nehemiah 1:11 "O Lord, I beseech thee, let
now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of
thy servant, and to the prayer of thy
servants, who desire to fear thy name: and
prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day,
and grant him mercy in the sight of this
man. For I was the king's cupbearer."
Nehemiah 2
Nehemiah Chapter 2
Nehemiah 2:1 "And it came to pass in the
month Nisan, in the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was]
before him: and I took up the wine, and
gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been
[beforetime] sad in his presence."
Nehemiah 2:2 "Wherefore the king said unto
me, Why [is] thy countenance sad, seeing
thou [art] not sick? this [is] nothing
[else] but sorrow of heart. Then I was very
sore afraid,"
Nehemiah 2:3 "And said unto the king, Let
the king live for ever: why should not my
countenance be sad, when the city, the
place of my fathers' sepulchers, [lieth]
waste, and the gates thereof are consumed
with fire?"
Nehemiah 2:4 "Then the king said unto me,
For what dost thou make request? So I
prayed to the God of heaven."
Nehemiah 2:5 "And I said unto the king, If
it please the king, and if thy servant have
found favor in thy sight, that thou
wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city
of my fathers' sepulchers, that I may build
it."
Nehemiah 2:6 "And the king said unto me,
(the queen also sitting by him,) For how
long shall thy journey be? and when wilt
thou return? So it pleased the king to send
me; and I set him a time."
Nehemiah 2:7 "Moreover I said unto the
king, If it please the king, let letters be
given me to the governors beyond the river,
that they may convey me over till I come
into Judah;"
Nehemiah 2:8 "And a letter unto Asaph the
keeper of the king's forest, that he may
give me timber to make beams for the gates
of the palace which [appertained] to the
house, and for the wall of the city, and
for the house that I shall enter into. And
the king granted me, according to the good
hand of my God upon me."
Nehemiah 2:9 "Then I came to the governors
beyond the river, and gave them the king's
letters. Now the king had sent captains of
the army and horsemen with me."
Nehemiah 2:10 "When Sanballat the Horonite,
and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard
[of it], it grieved them exceedingly that
there was come a man to seek the welfare of
the children of Israel."
Nehemiah 2:11 "So I came to Jerusalem, and
was there three days."
Nehemiah 2:12 "And I arose in the night, I
and some few men with me; neither told I
[any] man what my God had put in my heart
to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any]
beast with me, save the beast that I rode
upon."
Nehemiah 2:13 "And I went out by night by
the gate of the valley, even before the
dragon well, and to the dung port, and
viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were
broken down, and the gates thereof were
consumed with fire."
Nehemiah 2:14 "Then I went on to the gate
of the fountain, and to the king's pool:
but [there was] no place for the beast
[that was] under me to pass."
Nehemiah 2:15 "Then went I up in the night
by the brook, and viewed the wall, and
turned back, and entered by the gate of the
valley, and [so] returned."
Nehemiah 2:16 "And the rulers knew not
whither I went, or what I did; neither had
I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the
priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the
rulers, nor to the rest that did the work."
Nehemiah 2:17 "Then said I unto them, Ye
see the distress that we [are] in, how
Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates
thereof are burned with fire: come, and let
us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we
be no more a reproach."
Nehemiah 2:18 "Then I told them of the hand
of my God which was good upon me; as also
the king's words that he had spoken unto
me. And they said, Let us rise up and
build. So they strengthened their hands for
[this] good [work]."
Nehemiah 2:19 "But when Sanballat the
Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the
Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard
[it], they laughed us to scorn, and
despised us, and said, What [is] this thing
that ye do? will ye rebel against the
king?"
Nehemiah 2:20 "Then answered I them, and
said unto them, The God of heaven, he will
prosper us; therefore we his servants will
arise and build: but ye have no portion,
nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 3
Nehemiah Chapter 3
Nehemiah 3:1 "Then Eliashib the high priest
rose up with his brethren the priests, and
they builded the sheep gate; they
sanctified it, and set up the doors of it;
even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified
it, unto the tower of Hananeel."
Nehemiah 3:2 "And next unto him builded the
men of Jericho. And next to them builded
Zaccur the son of Imri."
Nehemiah 3:3 "But the fish gate did the
sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid
the beams thereof, and set up the doors
thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars
thereof."
Nehemiah 3:4 "And next unto them repaired
Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz.
And next unto them repaired Meshullam the
son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel.
And next unto them repaired Zadok the son
of Baana."
Nehemiah 3:5 "And next unto them the
Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not
their necks to the work of their Lord."
Nehemiah 3:6 "Moreover the old gate
repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and
Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid
the beams thereof, and set up the doors
thereof, and the locks thereof, and the
bars thereof."
Nehemiah 3:7 "And next unto them repaired
Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the
Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of
Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on
this side the river."
Nehemiah 3:8 "Next unto him repaired Uzziel
the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths.
Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the
son of [one of] the apothecaries, and they
fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall."
Nehemiah 3:9 "And next unto them repaired
Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the
half part of Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 3:10 "And next unto them repaired
Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over
against his house. And next unto him
repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah."
Nehemiah 3:11 "Malchijah the son of Harim,
and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired
the other piece, and the tower of the
furnaces."
Nehemiah 3:12 "And next unto him repaired
Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of
the half part of Jerusalem, he and his
daughters."
Nehemiah 3:13 "The valley gate repaired
Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they
built it, and set up the doors thereof, the
locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a
thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung
gate."
Nehemiah 3:14 "But the dung gate repaired
Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of
part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set
up the doors thereof, the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof."
Nehemiah 3:15 "But the gate of the fountain
repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the
ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and
covered it, and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof, and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the
king's garden, and unto the stairs that go
down from the city of David."
Nehemiah 3:16 "After him repaired Nehemiah
the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half
part of Beth-zur, unto [the place] over
against the sepulchers of David, and to the
pool that was made, and unto the house of
the mighty."
Nehemiah 3:17 "After him repaired the
Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto
him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the
half part of Keilah, in his part."
Nehemiah 3:18 "After him repaired their
brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the
ruler of the half part of Keilah."
Nehemiah 3:19 "And next to him repaired
Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of
Mizpah, another piece over against the
going up to the armory at the turning [of
the wall]."
Nehemiah 3:20 "After him Baruch the son of
Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece,
from the turning [of the wall] unto the
door of the house of Eliashib the high
priest."
Nehemiah 3:21 "After him repaired Meremoth
the son of Urijah the son of Koz another
piece, from the door of the house of
Eliashib even to the end of the house of
Eliashib."
Nehemiah 3:22 "And after him repaired the
priests, the men of the plain."
Nehemiah 3:23 "After him repaired Benjamin
and Hashub over against their house. After
him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah
the son of Ananiah by his house."
Nehemiah 3:24 "After him repaired Binnui
the son of Henadad another piece, from the
house of Azariah unto the turning [of the
wall], even unto the corner."
Nehemiah 3:25 "Palal the son of Uzai, over
against the turning [of the wall], and the
tower which lieth out from the king's high
house, that [was] by the court of the
prison. After him Pedaiah the son of
Parosh."
Nehemiah 3:26 "Moreover the Nethinim dwelt
in Ophel, unto [the place] over against the
water gate toward the east, and the tower
that lieth out."
Nehemiah 3:27 "After them the Tekoites
repaired another piece, over against the
great tower that lieth out, even unto the
wall of Ophel."
Nehemiah 3:28 "From above the horse gate
repaired the priests, every one over
against his house."
Nehemiah 3:29 "After them repaired Zadok
the son of Immer over against his house.
After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of
Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate."
Nehemiah 3:30 "After him repaired Hananiah
the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth
son of Zalaph, another piece. After him
repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah
over against his chamber."
Nehemiah 3:31 "After him repaired Malchiah
the goldsmith's son unto the place of the
Nethinim, and of the merchants, over
against the gate Miphkad, and to the going
up of the corner."
Nehemiah 3:32 "And between the going up of
the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the
goldsmiths and the merchants."
Nehemiah 4
Nehemiah Chapter 4
Nehemiah 4:1 "But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we
builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked
the Jews."
Nehemiah 4:2 "And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,
and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will
they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? Will they revive the
stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?"
Nehemiah 4:3 "Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even
that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their
stone wall."
Nehemiah 4:4 "Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their
reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of
captivity:"
Nehemiah 4:5 "And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be
blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked [thee] to anger
before the builders."
Nehemiah 4:6 "So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined
together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work."
Nehemiah 4:7 "But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah,
and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the
walls of Jerusalem were made up, [and] that the breaches began to be
stopped, then they were very wroth,"
Nehemiah 4:8 "And conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight
against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."
Nehemiah 4:9 "Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a
watch against them day and night, because of them."
Nehemiah 4:10 "And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens
is decayed, and [there is] much rubbish; so that we are not able to
build the wall."
Nehemiah 4:11 "And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither
see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the
work to cease."
Nehemiah 4:12 "And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by
them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall
return unto us [they will be upon you]."
Nehemiah 4:13 "Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall,
[and] on the higher places, I even set the people after their families
with their swords, their spears, and their bows."
Nehemiah 4:14 "And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and
to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them:
remember the Lord, [which is] great and terrible, and fight for your
brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses."
Nehemiah 4:15 "And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was
known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we
returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work."
Nehemiah 4:16 "And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the
half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them
held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons;
and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah."
Nehemiah 4:17 "They which builded on the wall, and they that bare
burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands
wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon."
Nehemiah 4:18 "For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his
side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me."
Nehemiah 4:19 "And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to
the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are
separated upon the wall, one far from another."
Nehemiah 4:20 "In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the
trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us."
Nehemiah 4:21 "So we labored in the work: and half of them held the
spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared."
Nehemiah 4:22 "Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let
every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night
they may be a guard to us, and labor on the day."
Nehemiah 4:23 "So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the
men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes,
[saving that] every one put them off for washing."
Nehemiah 5
Nehemiah Chapter 5
Nehemiah 5:1 "And there was a great cry of the people and of their
wives against their brethren the Jews."
Nehemiah 5:2 "For there were that said, We, our sons, and our
daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we
may eat, and live."
Nehemiah 5:3 "[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our
lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the
dearth."
Nehemiah 5:4 "There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the
king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards."
Nehemiah 5:5 "Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our
children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and
our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought
unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them];
for other men have our lands and vineyards."
Nehemiah 5:6 "And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these
words."
Nehemiah 5:7 "Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles,
and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his
brother. And I set a great assembly against them."
Nehemiah 5:8 "And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed
our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye
even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they
their peace, and found nothing [to answer]."
Nehemiah 5:9 "Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to
walk in the fear of our God
because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?"
Nehemiah 5:10 "I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might
exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury."
Nehemiah 5:11 "Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their
lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the
hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil,
that ye exact of them."
Nehemiah 5:12 "Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require
nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the
priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to
this promise."
Nehemiah 5:13 "Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every
man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this
promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the
congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did
according to this promise."
Nehemiah 5:14 "Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their
governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the
two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years,
I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor."
Nehemiah 5:15 "But the former governors that [had been] before me were
chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine,
beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over
the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God."
Nehemiah 5:16 "Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither
bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither unto
the work."
Nehemiah 5:17 "Moreover [there were] at my table a hundred and fifty of
the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the
heathen that [are] about us."
Nehemiah 5:18 "Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one
ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in
ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I
the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this
people."
Nehemiah 5:19 "Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all that
I have done for this people."
Nehemiah 6
Nehemiah Chapter 6
Nehemiah 6:1 "Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and
Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had
builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left therein; (though
at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)"
Nehemiah 6:2 "That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let
us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But
they thought to do me mischief."
Nehemiah 6:3 "And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a
great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease,
whilst I leave it, and come down to you?"
Nehemiah 6:4 "Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I
answered them after the same manner."
Nehemiah 6:5 "Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner
the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;"
Nehemiah 6:6 "Wherein [was] written, It is reported among the heathen,
and Gashmu saith [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which
cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according
to these words."
Nehemiah 6:7 "And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee
at Jerusalem, saying, [There is] a king in Judah: and now shall it be
reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and
let us take counsel together."
Nehemiah 6:8 "Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things
done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart."
Nehemiah 6:9 "For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be
weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, [O God],
strengthen my hands."
Nehemiah 6:10 "Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of
Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who [was] shut up; and he said, Let us
meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut
the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the
night will they come to slay thee."
Nehemiah 6:11 "And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is
there], that, [being] as I [am], would go into the temple to save his
life? I will not go in."
Nehemiah 6:12 "And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that
he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had
hired him."
Nehemiah 6:13 "Therefore [was] he hired, that I should be afraid, and
do so, and sin, and [that] they might have [matter] for an evil report,
that they might reproach me."
Nehemiah 6:14 "My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according
to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of
the prophets, that would have put me in fear."
Nehemiah 6:15 "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth [day]
of [the month] Elul, in fifty and two days."
Nehemiah 6:16 "And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard
[thereof], and all the heathen that [were] about us saw [these things],
they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that
this work was wrought of our God."
Nehemiah 6:17 "Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many
letters unto Tobiah, and [the letters] of Tobiah came unto them."
Nehemiah 6:18 "For [there were] many in Judah sworn unto him, because
he [was] the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son
Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah."
Nehemiah 6:19 "Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered
my words to him. [And] Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear."
Nehemiah 7
Nehemiah Chapter 7
Nehemiah 7:1 "Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had
set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were
appointed,"
Nehemiah 7:2 "That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of
the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and
feared God above many."
Nehemiah 7:3 "And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be
opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the
doors, and bar [them]: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one [to be] over against
his house."
Nehemiah 7:4 "Now the city [was] large and great: but the people [were]
few therein, and the houses [were] not builded."
Nehemiah 7:5 "And my God put into mine heart to gather together the
nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by
genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came
up at the first, and found written therein,"
Nehemiah 7:6 "These [are] the children of the province, that went up
out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to
Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;"
Nehemiah 7:7 "Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah,
Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number, [I say], of the men of the people of Israel [was this];"
Nehemiah 7:8-23: "The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred
seventy and two." "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy
and two." "The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two." "The
children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two
thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen." "The children of Elam, a
thousand two hundred fifty and four." "The children of Zattu, eight
hundred forty and five." "The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and
threescore." "The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight."
"The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight." "The children of
Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two." "The children of
Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven." Adonikam had one more,
than in the earlier list. "The children of Bigvai, two thousand
threescore and seven." "The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and
five." "The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight." "The
children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight." "The children of
Bezai, three hundred twenty and four."
Nehemiah 7:24 "The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve."
Nehemiah 7:25-29 "The children of Gibeon, ninety and five." "The men of
Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight." "The men of
Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight." "The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty
and two." "The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven
hundred forty and three."
Nehemiah 7:30-32 "The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and
one." "The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two." "The men of
Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three."
Nehemiah 7:33 "The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two."
Nehemiah 7:34-38 "The children of the other Elam, a thousand two
hundred fifty and four." "The children of Harim, three hundred and
twenty." "The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five." "The
children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one." "The
children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty."
Nehemiah 7:39-42 "The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of
Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three." "The children of Immer, a
thousand fifty and two." "The children of Pashur, a thousand two
hundred forty and seven." "The children of Harim, a thousand and
seventeen."
Nehemiah 7:43-45 "The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel,
[and] of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four." "The singers: the
children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight." "The porters: the
children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the
children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a
hundred thirty and eight."
Nehemiah 7:46-56 "The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of
Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth," "The children of Keros, the
children of Sia, the children of Padon," "The children of Lebana, the
children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai," "The children of Hanan,
the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar," "The children of
Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda," "The children
of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah," "The
children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of
Nephishesim," "The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the
children of Harhur," "The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida,
the children of Harsha," "The children of Barkos, the children of
Sisera, the children of Tamah," "The children of Neziah, the children
of Hatipha."
Nehemiah 7:57-60 "The children of Solomon's servants: the children of
Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida," "The
children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,"
"The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon." "All the Nethinim, and the
children of Solomon's servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two."
Nehemiah 7:61 "And these [were] they which went up [also] from
Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not
show their father's house, nor their seed, whether they [were] of
Israel."
Nehemiah 7:62-63 "The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the
children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two." " And of the priests:
the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of
Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite
to wife, and was called after their name."
Nehemiah 7:64 "These sought their register [among] those that were
reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as
polluted, put from the priesthood."
Nehemiah 7:65 "And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not
eat of the most holy things, till there stood [up] a priest with Urim
and Thummim."
Nehemiah 7:66 "The whole congregation together [was] forty and two
thousand three hundred and threescore,"
Nehemiah 7:67 "Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom
[there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they
had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women."
Nehemiah 7:68-69 "Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their
mules, two hundred forty and five:" "[Their] camels, four hundred
thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses."
Nehemiah 7:70 "And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work.
The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty
basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments."
Nehemiah 7:71 "And [some] of the chief of the fathers gave to the
treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand
and two hundred pounds of silver."
Nehemiah 7:72 "And [that] which the rest of the people gave [was]
twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and
threescore and seven priests' garments."
Nehemiah 7:73 "So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and
the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all
Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the
children of Israel [were] in their cities."
Nehemiah 8
Nehemiah Chapter 8
Nehemiah 8:1 "And all the people gathered themselves together as one
man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spake
unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the
LORD had commanded to Israel."
Nehemiah 8:2 "And Ezra the priest brought the law before the
congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with
understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month."
Nehemiah 8:3 "And he read therein before the street that [was] before
the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the
women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people
[were attentive] unto the book of the law."
Nehemiah 8:4 "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which
they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and
Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right
hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and
Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam."
Nehemiah 8:5 "And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people;
(for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the
people stood up:"
Nehemiah 8:6 "And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the
people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they
bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with [their] faces to the
ground."
Nehemiah 8:7 "Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub,
Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan,
Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and
the people [stood] in their place."
Nehemiah 8:8 "So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly,
and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading."
Nehemiah 8:9 "And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the
priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto
all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not,
nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the
law."
Nehemiah 8:11 "So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your
peace, for the day [is] holy; neither be ye grieved."
Nehemiah 8:12 "And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink,
and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had
understood the words that were declared unto them."
Nehemiah 8:13 "And on the second day were gathered together the chief
of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto
Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law."
Nehemiah 8:14 "And they found written in the law which the LORD had
commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths
in the feast of the seventh month:"
Nehemiah 8:16 "So the people went forth, and brought [them], and made
themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their
courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the
water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim."
Nehemiah 8:17 "And all the congregation of them that were come again
out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since
the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of
Israel done so. And there was very great gladness."
Nehemiah 8:18 "Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day,
he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven
days; and on the eighth day [was] a solemn assembly, according unto the
manner."
Nehemiah 9
Nehemiah Chapter 9
Nehemiah 9:1 "Now
in the twenty and
fourth day of this
month the children
of Israel were
assembled with
fasting, and with
sackclothes, and
earth upon them."
Nehemiah 9:2 "And
the seed of Israel
separated
themselves from all
strangers, and
stood and confessed
their sins, and the
iniquities of their
fathers."
Nehemiah 9:3 "And
they stood up in
their place, and
read in the book of
the law of the LORD
their God [one]
fourth part of the
day; and [another]
fourth part they
confessed, and
worshipped the LORD
their God."
Nehemiah 9:4 "Then
stood up upon the
stairs, of the
Levites, Jeshua,
and Bani, Kadmiel,
Shebaniah, Bunni,
Sherebiah, Bani,
[and] Chenani, and
cried with a loud
voice unto the LORD
their God."
Nehemiah 9:5 "Then
the Levites,
Jeshua, and
Kadmiel, Bani,
Hashabniah,
Sherebiah, Hodijah,
Shebaniah, [and]
Pethahiah, said,
Stand up [and]
bless the LORD your
God for ever and
ever: and blessed
be thy glorious
name, which is
exalted above all
blessing and
praise."
Nehemiah 9:6 "Thou,
[even] thou, [art]
LORD alone; thou
hast made heaven,
the heaven of
heavens, with all
their host, the
earth, and all
[things] that [are]
therein, the seas,
and all that [is]
therein, and thou
preservest them
all; and the host
of heaven
worshipeth thee."
Nehemiah 9:7 "Thou
[art] the LORD the
God, who didst
choose Abram, and
broughtest him
forth out of Ur of
the Chaldees, and
gavest him the name
of Abraham;"
Nehemiah 9:8 "And
foundest his heart
faithful before
thee, and madest a
covenant with him
to give the land of
the Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the
Jebusites, and the
Girgashites, to
give [it, I say],
to his seed, and
hast performed thy
words; for thou
[art] righteous:"
Nehemiah 9:9 "And
didst see the
affliction of our
fathers in Egypt,
and heardest their
cry by the Red
sea;"
Nehemiah 9:10 "And
showedst signs and
wonders upon
Pharaoh, and on all
his servants, and
on all the people
of his land: for
thou knewest that
they dealt proudly
against them. So
didst thou get thee
a name, as [it is]
this day."
Nehemiah 9:11 "And
thou didst divide
the sea before
them, so that they
went through the
midst of the sea on
the dry land; and
their persecutors
thou threwest into
the deeps, as a
stone into the
mighty waters."
Nehemiah 9:12
"Moreover thou
leddest them in the
day by a cloudy
pillar; and in the
night by a pillar
of fire, to give
them light in the
way wherein they
should go."
Nehemiah 9:13 "Thou
camest down also
upon mount Sinai,
and spakest with
them from heaven,
and gavest them
right judgments,
and true laws, good
statutes and
commandments:"
Nehemiah 9:14 "And
madest known unto
them thy holy
sabbath, and
commandedst them
precepts, statutes,
and laws, by the
hand of Moses thy
servant:"
Nehemiah 9:15 "And
gavest them bread
from heaven for
their hunger, and
broughtest forth
water for them out
of the rock for
their thirst, and
promisedst them
that they should go
in to possess the
land which thou
hadst sworn to give
them."
Nehemiah 9:16 "But
they and our
fathers dealt
proudly, and
hardened their
necks, and
hearkened not to
thy commandments,"
Nehemiah 9:17 "And
refused to obey,
neither were
mindful of thy
wonders that thou
didst among them;
but hardened their
necks, and in their
rebellion appointed
a captain to return
to their bondage:
but thou [art] a
God ready to
pardon, gracious
and merciful, slow
to anger, and of
great kindness, and
forsookest them
not."
Nehemiah 9:18 "Yea,
when they had made
them a molten calf,
and said, This [is]
thy God that
brought thee up out
of Egypt, and had
wrought great
provocations;"
Nehemiah 9:19 "Yet
thou in thy
manifold mercies
forsookest them not
in the wilderness:
the pillar of the
cloud departed not
from them by day,
to lead them in the
way; neither the
pillar of fire by
night, to show them
light, and the way
wherein they should
go."
Nehemiah 9:20 "Thou gavest also thy good spirit
to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna
from their mouth, and gavest them water for
their thirst."
Nehemiah 9:21 "Yea, forty years didst thou
sustain them in the wilderness, [so that] they
lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old,
and their feet swelled not."
Nehemiah 9:22 "Moreover thou gavest them
kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them
into corners: so they possessed the land of
Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and
the land of Og king of Bashan."
Nehemiah 9:23 "Their children also multipliedst
thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest
them into the land, concerning which thou hadst
promised to their fathers, that they should go
in to possess [it]."
Nehemiah 9:24 "So the children went in and
possessed the land, and thou subduedst before
them the inhabitants of the land, the
Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands,
with their kings, and the people of the land,
that they might do with them as they would."
Nehemiah 9:25 "And they took strong cities, and
a fat land, and possessed houses full of all
goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards,
and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat,
and were filled, and became fat, and delighted
themselves in thy great goodness."
Nehemiah 9:26 "Nevertheless they were
disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and
cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy
prophets which testified against them to turn
them to thee, and they wrought great
provocations."
Nehemiah 9:27 "Therefore thou deliveredst them
into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them:
and in the time of their trouble, when they
cried unto thee, thou heardest [them] from
heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies
thou gavest them saviors, who saved them out of
the hand of their enemies."
Nehemiah 9:28 "But after they had rest, they
did evil again before thee: therefore leftest
thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that
they had the dominion over them: yet when they
returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest
[them] from heaven; and many times didst thou
deliver them according to thy mercies;"
Nehemiah 9:29 "And testifiedst against them,
that thou mightiest bring them again unto thy
law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not
unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy
judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in
them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened
their neck, and would not hear."
Nehemiah 9:30 "Yet many years didst thou
forbear them, and testifiedst against them by
thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not
give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the
hand of the people of the lands."
Nehemiah 9:31 "Nevertheless for thy great
mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume
them, nor forsake them; for thou [art] a
gracious and merciful God."
Nehemiah 9:32 "Now therefore, our God, the
great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who
keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the
trouble seem little before thee, that hath come
upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on
our priests, and on our prophets, and on our
fathers, and on all thy people, since the time
of the kings of Assyria unto this day."
Nehemiah 9:33 "Howbeit thou [art] just in all
that is brought upon us; for thou hast done
right, but we have done wickedly:"
Nehemiah 9:34 "Neither have our kings, our
princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy
law,
nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy
testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify
against them."
Nehemiah 9:35 "For they have not served thee in
their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that
thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land
which thou gavest before them, neither turned
they from their wicked works."
Nehemiah 9:36 "Behold, "we [are] servants this
day, and [for] the land that thou gavest unto
our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the
good thereof, behold, we [are] servants in it:"
Nehemiah 9:37 "And it yieldeth much increase
unto the kings whom thou hast set over us
because of our sins: also they have dominion
over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their
pleasure, and we [are] in great distress."
Nehemiah 9:38 "And because of all this we make
a sure [covenant], and write [it]; and our
princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto
it]."
Nehemiah 10
Nehemiah Chapter 10
Hebrews 12:1 "Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which doth so easily beset
[us], and let us run with patience the race
that is set before us,"
Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author
and finisher of [our] faith; who for the
joy that was set before him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is set down
at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:3 "For consider him that endured
such contradiction of sinners against
himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in
your minds."
Hebrews 12:4 "Ye have not yet resisted unto
blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 12:5-6 "And ye have forgotten the
exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto
children, My son, despise not thou the
chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou
art rebuked of him:" "For whom the Lord
loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every
son whom he receiveth."
Nehemiah 11
Nehemiah Chapter 11
Nehemiah 11:1 "And the rulers of the people
dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people
also cast lots, to bring one of ten to
dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine
parts [to dwell] in [other] cities."
Nehemiah 11:2 "And the people blessed all
the men, that willingly offered themselves
to dwell at Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 11:3 "Now these [are] the chief of
the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but
in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in
his possession in their cities, [to wit],
Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and
the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's
servants."
Nehemiah 11:4 "And at Jerusalem dwelt
[certain] of the children of Judah, and of
the children of Benjamin. Of the children
of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the
son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the
son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel,
of the children of Perez;"
Nehemiah 11:5 "And Maaseiah the son of
Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of
Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of
Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of
Shiloni."
Nehemiah 11:6 "All the sons of Perez that
dwelt at Jerusalem [were] four hundred
threescore and eight valiant men."
Nehemiah 11:7 "And these [are] the sons of
Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of
Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of
Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah."
Nehemiah 11:8 "And after him Gabbai,
Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight."
Nehemiah 11:9 "And Joel the son of Zichri
[was] their overseer: and Judah the son of
Senuah [was] second over the city."
Nehemiah 11:10 "Of the priests: Jedaiah the
son of Joiarib, Jachin."
Nehemiah 11:11 "Seraiah the son of Hilkiah,
the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the
son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was]
the ruler of the house of God."
Nehemiah 11:12 And their brethren that did
the work of the house [were] eight hundred
twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of
Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of
Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of
Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
Nehemiah 11:13 "And his brethren, chief of
the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and
Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of
Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of
Immer,"
Nehemiah 11:14 "And their brethren, mighty
men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight:
and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son
of [one of] the great men."
Nehemiah 11:15 "Also of the Levites:
Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of
Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Bunni;"
Nehemiah 11:16 "And Shabbethai and Jozabad,
of the chief of the Levites, [had] the
oversight of the outward business of the
house of God."
Nehemiah 11:17 "And Mattaniah the son of
Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,
[was] the principal to begin the
thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the
second among his brethren, and Abda the son
of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun."
Nehemiah 11:18 "All the Levites in the holy
city [were] two hundred fourscore and
four."
Nehemiah 11:19 "Moreover the porters,
Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept
the gates, [were] a hundred seventy and
two."
Nehemiah 11:20 "And the residue of Israel,
of the priests, [and] the Levites, [were]
in all the cities of Judah, every one in
his inheritance."
Nehemiah 11:21 "But the Nethinim dwelt in
Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa [were] over the
Nethinim."
Nehemiah 11:22 "The overseer also of the
Levites at Jerusalem [was] Uzzi the son of
Bani, the
son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the
son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the
singers [were] over the business of the
house of God."
Nehemiah 11:23 "For [it was] the king's
commandment concerning them, that a certain
portion should be for the singers, due for
every day."
Nehemiah 11:24 "And Pethahiah the son of
Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the
son of Judah, [was] at the king's hand in
all matters concerning the people."
Nehemiah 11:25 "And for the villages, with
their fields, [some] of the children of
Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and [in] the
villages thereof, and at Dibon, and [in]
the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and
[in] the villages thereof,"
Nehemiah 11:26-30 "And at Jeshua, and at
Moladah, and at Beth-phelet," "And at
Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and [in]
the villages thereof," "And at Ziklag, and
at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,"
"And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at
Jarmuth," "Zanoah, Adullam, and [in] their
villages, at Lachish, and the fields
thereof, at Azekah, and [in] the villages
thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba
unto the valley of Hinnom."
Nehemiah 11:31-35 "The children also of
Benjamin from Geba [dwelt] at Michmash, and
Aija, and Beth-el, and [in] their
villages," "[And] at Anathoth, Nob,
Ananiah," "Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim," "Hadid,
Zeboim, Neballat," "Lod, and Ono, the
valley of craftsmen."
Nehemiah 11:36 "And of the Levites [were]
divisions [in] Judah, [and] in Benjamin."
Nehemiah 12
Nehemiah Chapter 12
Nehemiah 12:1 "Now these [are] the priests
and the Levites that went up with
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and
Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,"
Nehemiah 12:2-4 "Amariah, Malluch,
Hattush," "Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,"
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 12:5-7 "Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,"
"Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah," "Sallu,
Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the
chief of the priests and of their brethren
in the days of Jeshua."
Nehemiah 12:8 "Moreover the Levites:
Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah,
[and]
Mattaniah, [which was] over the
thanksgiving, he and his brethren."
Nehemiah 12:9 "Also Bakbukiah and Unni,
their brethren, [were] over against them in
the watches."
Nehemiah 12:10-11 "And Jeshua begat
Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and
Eliashib begat Joiada," "And Joiada begat
Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua."
Nehemiah 12:12 "And in the days of Joiakim
were priests, the chief of the fathers: of
Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;"
Nehemiah 12:13-21 "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of
Amariah, Jehohanan;" "Of Melicu,
Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;" "Of Harim,
Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;" "Of Iddo,
Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;" "Of
Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah,
Piltai;" "Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah,
Jehonathan;" "And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of
Jedaiah, Uzzi;" "Of Sallai, Kallai; of
Amok, Eber;" "Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of
Jedaiah, Nethaneel."
Nehemiah 12:22 "The Levites in the days of
Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua,
[were]
recorded chief of the fathers: also the
priests, to the reign of Darius the
Persian."
Nehemiah 12:23 "The sons of Levi, the chief
of the fathers, [were] written in the book
of the chronicles, even until the days of
Johanan the son of Eliashib."
Nehemiah 12:24 "And the chief of the
Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua
the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren
over against them, to praise [and] to give
thanks, according to the commandment of
David the man of God, ward over against
ward."
Nehemiah 12:25 "Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah,
Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub,
[were] porters keeping the ward at the
thresholds of the gates."
Nehemiah 12:26 These [were] in the days of
Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of
Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the
governor, and of Ezra the priest, the
scribe."
Nehemiah 12:27 "And at the dedication of
the wall of Jerusalem they sought the
Levites out of all their places, to bring
them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication
with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and
with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries,
and with harps."
Nehemiah 12:28 "And the sons of the singers
gathered themselves together, both out of
the plain country round about Jerusalem,
and from the villages of Netophathi;"
Nehemiah 12:29 "Also from the house of
Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and
Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them
villages round about Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 12:30 "And the priests and the
Levites purified themselves, and purified
the people, and the gates, and the wall."
Nehemiah 12:31 "Then I brought up the
princes of Judah upon the wall, and
appointed two great [companies of them that
gave] thanks, [whereof one] went on the
right hand upon the wall toward the dung
gate:"
Nehemiah 12:32 "And after them went
Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of
Judah,"
Nehemiah 12:33 "And Azariah, Ezra, and
Meshullam,"
Nehemiah 12:34 "Judah, and Benjamin, and
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,"
Nehemiah 12:35 "And [certain] of the
priests' sons with trumpets; [namely],
Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of
Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of
Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of
Asaph:
Nehemiah 12:36 "And his brethren, Shemaiah,
and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,
Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the
musical instruments of David the man of
God, and Ezra the scribe before them."
Nehemiah 12:37 "And at the fountain gate,
which was over against them, they went up
by the stairs of the city of David, at the
going up of the wall, above the house of
David, even unto the water gate eastward."
Nehemiah 12:38 "And the other [company of
them that gave] thanks went over against
[them], and I after them, and the half of
the people upon the wall, from beyond the
tower of the furnaces even unto the broad
wall;"
Nehemiah 12:39 "And from above the gate of
Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above
the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel,
and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep
gate: and they stood still in the prison
gate."
Nehemiah 12:40 "So stood the two [companies
of them that gave] thanks in the house of
God, and I, and the half of the rulers with
me:"
Nehemiah 12:41 "And the priests; Eliakim,
Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai,
Zechariah, [and] Hananiah, with trumpets;"
Nehemiah 12:42 "And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah,
and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and
Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the
singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah [their]
overseer."
Nehemiah 12:43 "Also that day they offered
great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had
made them rejoice with great joy: the wives
also and the children rejoiced: so that the
joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off."
Nehemiah 12:44 "And at that time were some
appointed over the chambers for the
treasures, for the offerings, for the
firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather
into them out of the fields of the cities
the portions of the law for the priests and
Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests
and for the Levites that waited."
Nehemiah 12:45 "And both the singers and
the porters kept the ward of their God, and
the ward of the purification, according to
the commandment of David, [and] of Solomon
his son."
Nehemiah 12:46 "For in the days of David
and Asaph of old [there were] chief of the
singers, and songs of praise and
thanksgiving unto God."
Nehemiah 12:47 "And all Israel in the days
of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah,
gave the portions of the singers and the
porters, every day his portion: and they
sanctified [holy things] unto the Levites;
and the Levites sanctified [them] unto the
children of Aaron."
Nehemiah 13
Nehemiah Chapter 13
Nehemiah 13:1 "On that day they read in the
book of Moses in the audience of the
people; and therein was found written, that
the Ammonite and the Moabite should not
come into the congregation of God for
ever;"
Nehemiah 13:2 "Because they met not the
children of Israel with bread and with
water, but hired Balaam against them, that
he should curse them: howbeit our God
turned the curse into a blessing."
Nehemiah 13:3 "Now it came to pass, when
they had heard the law, that they separated
from Israel all the mixed multitude."
Nehemiah 13:4 "And before this, Eliashib
the priest, having the oversight of the
chamber of the house of our God, [was]
allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 13:5 "And he had prepared for him
a great chamber, where aforetime they laid
the meat offerings, the frankincense, and
the vessels, and the tithes of the corn,
the new wine, and the oil, which was
commanded [to be given] to the Levites, and
the singers, and the porters; and the
offerings of the priests."
Nehemiah 13:6 "But in all this [time] was
not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of
Babylon came I unto the king, and after
certain days obtained I leave of the king:"
Nehemiah 13:7 "And I came to Jerusalem, and
understood of the evil that Eliashib did
for
Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the
courts of the house of God."
Nehemiah 13:8 "And it grieved me sore:
therefore I cast forth all the household
stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:9 "Then I commanded, and they
cleansed the chambers: and thither brought
I again the vessels of the house of God,
with the meat offering and the
frankincense."
Nehemiah 13:10 "And I perceived that the
portions of the Levites had not been given
[them]: for the Levites and the singers,
that did the work, were fled every one to
his field."
Nehemiah 13:11 "Then contended I with the
rulers, and said, Why is the house of God
forsaken? And I gathered them together, and
set them in their place."
Nehemiah 13:12 "Then brought all Judah the
tithe of the corn and the new wine and the
oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:13 "And I made treasurers over
the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and
Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites,
Pedaiah: and next to them [was] Hanan the
son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for
they were counted faithful, and their
office [was] to distribute unto their
brethren."
Nehemiah 13:14 "Remember me, O my God,
concerning this, and wipe not out my good
deeds that I have done for the house of my
God, and for the offices thereof."
Nehemiah 13:15 "In those days saw I in
Judah [some] treading wine presses on the
sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and
lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and
figs, and all [manner of] burdens, which
they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath
day: and I testified [against them] in the
day wherein they sold victuals."
Nehemiah 13:16 "There dwelt men of Tyre
also therein, which brought fish, and all
manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath
unto the children of Judah, and in
Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 13:17 "Then I contended with the
nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What
evil thing [is] this that ye do, and
profane the sabbath day?"
Nehemiah 13:18 "Did not your fathers thus,
and did not our God bring all this evil
upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring
more wrath upon Israel by profaning the
sabbath."
Nehemiah 13:19 "And it came to pass, that
when the gates of Jerusalem began to be
dark before the sabbath, I commanded that
the gates should be shut, and charged that
they should not be opened till after the
sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at
the gates,
[that] there should no burden be brought in
on the sabbath day."
Nehemiah 13:20 "So the merchants and
sellers of all kind of ware lodged without
Jerusalem once or twice."
Nehemiah 13:21 "Then I testified against
them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye
about the wall? if ye do [so] again, I will
lay hands on you. From that time forth came
they no [more] on the sabbath."
Nehemiah 13:22 "And I commanded the Levites
that they should cleanse themselves, and
[that] they should come [and] keep the
gates, to sanctify the sabbath day.
Remember me, O my God, [concerning] this
also, and spare me according to the
greatness of thy mercy."
Nehemiah 13:23 "In those days also saw I
Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of
Ammon, [and] of Moab:"
Nehemiah 13:24 "And their children spake
half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not
speak in the Jews' language, but according
to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:25 "And I contended with them,
and cursed them, and smote certain of them,
and plucked off their hair, and made them
swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give
your daughters unto their sons, nor take
their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves."
Nehemiah 13:26 "Did not Solomon king of
Israel sin by these things? yet among many
nations was there no king like him, who was
beloved of his God, and God made him king
over all Israel: nevertheless even him did
outlandish women cause to sin."
Nehemiah 13:27 "Shall we then hearken unto
you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in marrying
strange wives?"
Nehemiah 13:28 "And [one] of the sons of
Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high
priest, [was] son in law to Sanballat the
Horonite: therefore I chased him from me."
Nehemiah 13:29 "Remember them, O my God,
because they have defiled the priesthood,
and the covenant of the priesthood, and of
the Levites."
Nehemiah 13:30 "Thus cleansed I them from
all strangers, and appointed the wards of
the priests and the Levites, every one in
his business;"
Nehemiah 13:31 "And for the wood offering,
at times appointed, and for the
firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for
good."
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