Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

The chamber

Bible References

The chamber

Nehemiah 13:5
so he prepared him a large chamber, where aforetime they used to lay the meal-offering, the frankincense, and the utensils, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine and the oil, in charge of the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, - and the heave-offerings for the priests.

Johanan

Nehemiah 3:1
Then arose Eliashib the high priest and his brethren the priests, and built the sheep-gate, they, hallowed it, and set up the doors thereof, - even unto the tower of Hammeah, hallowed they it, unto the tower of Hananel;
Nehemiah 12:10
And Jeshua, begat Joiakim, - and Joiakim, begat Eliashib, and, Eliashib, begat Joiada;
Nehemiah 13:28
And, one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, - therefore I chased him from me.

He did eat

Deuteronomy 9:18
Then lay I prostrate before Yahweh as at the first, forty days and forty nights, food, did I not eat, and water, did I not drink, - because of all your sin which ye had sinned, in doing the thing that was wicked, in the eyes of Yahweh. to provoke him to anger.
Job 23:12
The command of his lips, and would not go back, and, in my bosom, have I treasured the words of his lips.
John 4:31
In the meantime, the disciples were requesting him, saying - Rabbi! eat.

He mourned

Ezra 9:4
Then, unto me, were gathered, all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, concerning the unfaithfulness of them who had been exiled, - but, I, sat stunned, until the evening gift.
Isaiah 22:12
And, when My Lord Yahweh of hosts called in that day, - for weeping, and for lamentation, and for shaving bare and for girding with sackcloth,
Daniel 9:3
So I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek him by prayer, and supplication, - with fasting, and sackcloth and ashes;