Most Popular Bible Verses in Ezra

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Verse ConceptsHuman WillProclamationsImpulsesWords To Individuals FulfilledThe First Temple

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

2
Verse ConceptsCollectionsGiving To The PoorFree Will

Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

3
Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPriests, Institution In Ot TimesTribes Of IsraelImpulsesMoving To A New Placejerusalem

Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up and rebuild the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

4
Verse ConceptsKingdomsThe Second TempleResponsibility

“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

5
Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

All those about them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle and with valuables, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering.

6
Verse ConceptsDoctrine, CommunicatedIntelligenceStudyRenewed HeartMan's PurposesStudying The LawTeaching The Way Of GodStudyingstatues

For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

7
Verse ConceptsGovernorsPrincesTreasurer

and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

8
Verse ConceptsHoly VesselsSacred VesselsTemple Utensils Removed

Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods;

9
Verse ConceptsFeastingFeast Of TabernaclesDaily Duty

They celebrated the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the fixed number of burnt offerings daily, according to the ordinance, as each day required;

10

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

11
Verse ConceptsThirtyFour To Five HundredA Thousand ThingsFour And Five Hundred

30 gold bowls, 410 silver bowls of a second kind and 1,000 other articles.

12
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonFive ThousandThose who returned from exile

All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

13
Verse ConceptsTwo Thousand

the sons of Parosh, 2,172;

14
Verse ConceptsKnifesThirtyA Thousand ThingsTwenty Some

Now this was their number: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 duplicates;

15
Verse Conceptsconstruction

Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.

16
Verse ConceptsTwo Hundred And SomeNumbers Of Males

of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him;

17
Verse ConceptsHiringTimes Of People

and hired counselors against them to frustrate their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

18
Verse ConceptsConsecrationFestivals ObservedFree Will

and afterward there was a continual burnt offering, also for the new moons and for all the fixed festivals of the Lord that were consecrated, and from everyone who offered a freewill offering to the Lord.

19
Verse ConceptsGod Spoke By The ProphetsUnclean Things

which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity.

20
Verse ConceptsSamaritansAccusations, Source OfAccusations, Ot Legal SystemPeople Accusing People

Now in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

21
Verse ConceptsMarriages, Believers With UnbelieversParticipation, In SinFellowship With WickedSeparation From Evil PeopleSin ConfessedActual Divorces

Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”

22
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonJourneyHand Of GodGod's HandMonth 5God's Hands On People

For on the first of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, because the good hand of his God was upon him.

23
Verse ConceptsA Hundred And SomeNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him;

24
Verse ConceptsPersecution, Attitudes To

Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay.

25
Verse ConceptsAgreeing For GoodVoices

Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, “That’s right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.

26
Verse ConceptsTreatyIntermarriageNot ProsperingNo Peace

So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

27
Verse ConceptsGovernorsCopies Of DocumentsBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile Rulers

This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues the officials, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.

28
Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanOilWheatProviding WineOil On SacrificesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsSourness

Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail,

29
Verse ConceptsGreetingsHigh Priest, In OtArtaxerxes The KingVolunteering

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now

30
Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingOfficersNamed Gentile Rulers

Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows—

32
Verse ConceptsCompanionsArtaxerxes The KingLanguagesLettersLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureAramaic LanguageTimes Of People

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

33
Verse ConceptsJudgesTownGod Will No More Be Angry

Let our leaders represent the whole assembly and let all those in our cities who have married foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce anger of our God on account of this matter is turned away from us.”

34
Verse ConceptsMonth 7Foundations Of BuildingsThe First Temple

From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, but the foundation of the temple of the Lord had not been laid.

35
Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the sons of Arah, 775;

36

They finished investigating all the men who had married foreign wives by the first day of the first month.

37
Verse ConceptsMonth 10

But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.

38
Verse ConceptsJudaismLettersArtaxerxes The KingCopies Of Documents

Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, learned in the words of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel:

39
Verse Conceptsethics, socialPleasing God

that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

40
Verse ConceptsA Hundred And SomeNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him;

41
Verse ConceptsProclamationsPeople WillingFree WillVolunteering

I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

42
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSurvivors Of The NationsFound Guilty

O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we have been left an escaped remnant, as it is this day; behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”

43
Verse ConceptsSixtiesNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them;

44
Verse ConceptsSeventiesNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them.

45

So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.

46
Verse ConceptsMonth 12

This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

47
Verse ConceptsCraftsmenCedarCarpentersMasonsBarteringMediterranean SeaAsking PermissionRaftsCedar WoodMoney For The Temple

Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

48
Verse ConceptsBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile Rulers

Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had sent.

49
Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there.

50
Verse ConceptsOverseers

Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the temple of God.

51
Verse ConceptsTwo Thousand

the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;

52

Among the sons of the priests who had married foreign wives were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.

53
Verse ConceptsGreetings

They sent a report to him in which it was written thus: “To Darius the king, all peace.

54
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesAble To StandShort Time For Action

But there are many people; it is the rainy season and we are not able to stand in the open. Nor can the task be done in one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

55
Verse ConceptsTwenty SomeNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him;

56

Of the sons of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah;

57
Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForRemnantSurvivors Of The Nations

After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this,

58
Verse ConceptsSingers

Of the singers there was Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.

59

and of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah;

60
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonJudaismProvincesExile Of Judah To BabylonThose who returned from exile

Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.

61
Verse ConceptsAdministrationSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical BooksThe King's OrdersVolunteering

Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

62
Verse ConceptsJudaismMaturity, PhysicalMiddle AgeTwentyAge Ranges Of Levites

Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work of the house of the Lord.

63
Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the sons of Zattu, 945;

64
Verse ConceptsBook of the LawSubdivisions

Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their orders for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

65
Verse ConceptsJudges

then wrote Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their colleagues, the judges and the lesser governors, the officials, the secretaries, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites,

66
Verse ConceptsHand Of GodGod's HandEighteenGod's Hands On People

According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;

67
Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of Elam, 1,254;

68
Verse ConceptsBuildingClothing, Kinds OfBuildingMusical Instruments, types ofTrumpetOrchestrasCymbalsPraising GodSaul And DavidThe First Temple

Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David of Israel.

69
Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The King

“I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,

70
Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsIntermarriageWill God Be Angry?

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not be angry with us to the point of destruction, until there is no remnant nor any who escape?

71

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.

72
Verse ConceptsPassover lambYearsThe Number Fourteen

The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.

73
Verse ConceptsPraiseAttitudes Of PraiseRevival, Nature OfThanksgivingVoicesShouting For JoyEternal BlessingThose Singing Praise

They sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

74
Verse ConceptseagernessdiligenceBuilding Jerusalem's WallRebuilding The Templereinforcement

Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with huge stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is going on with great care and is succeeding in their hands.

75
Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleVolunteering

Forasmuch as you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

77
Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyRebuilding The Temple

Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the exile were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,

78
Verse ConceptsCriminalsGallowsDeath penaltyHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfPiercingsRubbish

And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this.

79
Verse ConceptsecstasyRejoicing In God's WorksThe First Temple

Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,

80
Verse ConceptsGuaranteeGuilt OfferingPledgesRamsAnimal Sacrifices, Trespass OfferingActual Divorces

They pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense.

81
Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfParticipation, In ChristBuilding AltarsSetting Up The Bronze AltarWritten In The Law

Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

82
Verse ConceptsAdministrationArtaxerxes The KingNamed Prophets Of The LordGay Marriageprospering

And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

83
Verse ConceptsdiligenceA Place For God's Name

May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!”

84
Verse ConceptsCrowdsGesturesGuilt, Human Aspects OfHouse Of GodLargenessPrayer, As Asking GodRegretRepentance, Examples OfRevival, CorporateConviction Of SinReligious AwakeningsTearsNamed Individuals Who Prayedconfessing

Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

85
Verse ConceptsGoing Together

These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah.The number of the men of the people of Israel:

86
Verse ConceptsExiled ForeignersBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

and the rest of the nations which the great and honorable Osnappar deported and settled in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the region beyond the River. Now

87

and of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.

88
Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of Azgad, 1,222;

89
Verse ConceptsHope, In GodOptimismParticipation, In SinUnfaithfulness, To God

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

90
Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the sons of Zaccai, 760;

91
Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningReverence, And God's NatureCovenant RelationshipsTremblingActual DivorcesLater Covenants With God

So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

92
Verse ConceptsTaxationTributes

Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, custom or toll, and it will damage the revenue of the kings.

93
Verse ConceptsThe Number NinetyNineties

the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98;

94
Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthServants Of The LordThe Second Templerebuilding

Thus they answered us, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

95
Verse ConceptsSamaritansExiled ForeignersTimes Of People

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we, like you, seek your God; and we have been sacrificing to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

96
Verse ConceptsSaltLosing HonourSourness

Now because we are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

97
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonGiving To OthersHand Of GodPriests, Function In Ot TimesScribesGod's HandScholarsGod's Hands On PeopleStudying The Law

This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

99
Verse ConceptsFoundationsCityJudaismBuilding Jerusalem's WallRebuilding Jerusalemrebuilding

let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city and are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

100

and of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

101
Verse ConceptsecstasyCelebrationsJoy, Of IsraelDedication

And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

102

and of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza;

103
Verse ConceptsVolunteering

and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

104
Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingServanthood, In SocietyCopies Of DocumentsBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

this is the copy of the letter which they sent to him:“To King Artaxerxes: Your servants, the men in the region beyond the River, and now

105
Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineFasting, Nature OfSorrowWaterFasting In Mourning

Then Ezra rose from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. Although he went there, he did not eat bread nor drink water, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

106
Verse ConceptsRestorationThe King's Ordersstructure

Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’

108

and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah;

109
Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodRebuilding The Templeconstruction

Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

110
Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and the heavy rain.

111
Verse ConceptsLack Of Discriminationdistance

so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard far away.

113
Verse ConceptsTwo Thousand

the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;

114

and of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh;

115

Of Israel, of the sons of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah and Benaiah;

116

Of Levites there were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

117
Verse ConceptsdiligenceAction Lest God Be Angryrisk

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

118
Verse ConceptsLambsdrink offeringSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

119
Verse ConceptsArchivesBooksStoringSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical Books

so that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.

120

and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth;

121
Verse ConceptsTemple Assistants

I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

122
Verse ConceptsHuman WillHeart, HumanBless The Lord!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,

123
Verse ConceptsTwo Hundred And Some

the sons of Hashum, 223;

124
Verse ConceptsGoatsExpiationSacrifice, In OtSin OfferingOne HundredThe Number Two HundredFour To Five HundredTwelve TribesTwelve AnimalsFour And Five HundredSheep And GoatsDedication

They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.

125
Verse ConceptsFoundationsBurnt offeringSacrifice, In OtAnimal Sacrifices, BurntAt Morning And EveningSetting Up The Bronze AltarFear Of Enemies

So they set up the altar on its foundation, for they were terrified because of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening.

127
Verse ConceptsFreewill Offering

with all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

128
Verse ConceptsExclusivenessSeparationHeathenNations DescribedProselytesSeparation From Evil PeopleThose who returned from exileAdoption Should Lead To Holiness

The sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to join them, to seek the Lord God of Israel, ate the Passover.

129
Verse ConceptsActionsBraveryBe Courageous!CourageRisingEncouragementCourage And StrengthResponsibilitySupportMotivation

Arise! For this matter is your responsibility, but we will be with you; be courageous and act.”

130
Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfAssembling Israel

They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they should assemble at Jerusalem,

131
Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the men of Bethlehem, 123;

132
Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingJews, TheHasty ActionReading Other Matter

Then as soon as the copy of King Artaxerxes’ document was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their colleagues, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews and stopped them by force of arms.

133

We also asked them their names so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head.

134
Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfFasting, Accompanied ByFastingFasting And Prayer

So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.

135
Verse ConceptsTemple Utensils Removed

Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.

136
Verse ConceptsTributesBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the River, and that tribute, custom and toll were paid to them.

137
Verse ConceptsGreetingsAnswering PeopleBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile RulersBeyond The Euphrates

Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and in the rest of the provinces beyond the River: “Peace. And now

138

and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

139
Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTWhat Have We In Common?

But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel said to them, “You have nothing in common with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves will together build to the Lord God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.”

140
Verse ConceptsAliancesHouse Of GodSchool Of ProphetsThe Second Temple

then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them supporting them.

141
Verse ConceptsFifties

the men of Netophah, 56;

142
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonArtaxerxes The KingTimes Of People

Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

143
Verse ConceptsPeople Bound By Oaths

Then Ezra rose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; so they took the oath.

144
Verse ConceptsForsaking GodGrace, In OtRejection Of God, Results OfRoadsGod's HandConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod's Hands On PeopleShame Has Come

For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

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Verse ConceptsLiteracyReading Other Matter

the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.

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Verse ConceptsCriminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

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Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodArtaxerxes The KingSingersTemple Assistants

Some of the sons of Israel and some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

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Verse ConceptsProclamationsThe Second TempleThe King's OrdersThe First Templerebuilding

However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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Verse ConceptsBodyServanthood, And Worship Of GodTwo Hundred And SomeTemple Assistants

and 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.

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Verse ConceptsBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

We inform the king that if that city is rebuilt and the walls finished, as a result you will have no possession in the province beyond the River.”

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Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the sons of Jorah, 112;

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Verse ConceptsMixing People

For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the princes and the rulers have been foremost in this unfaithfulness.”

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Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfdiscouragementPersecution, Forms OfFear, Of PersecutionHindering God's WorkFear Of Enemiesconstruction

Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,

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Verse ConceptsArchivesScrollsHistorical Books

In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: “Memorandum—

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Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToDestruction Of The TempleExile Of Judah To Babylon

But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.

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of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;

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Verse ConceptsGuidance, Need For God'sGood Activity

Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.

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Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toGuilt

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to the guilt of Israel.

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Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;

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Verse ConceptsTwenty

and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

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Verse ConceptsCoinageHoly VesselsBrassWeights Of Gold

and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.

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Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfJoy, Of IsraelWeeksSeven DaysGod EncouragingRejoicing In God's Works

And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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Verse ConceptsAi, The CityTwo Hundred And Some

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

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Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the men of Michmas, 122;

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Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the men of Anathoth, 128;

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Verse ConceptsUnlimitedness

The rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, provide for it from the royal treasury.

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Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahGovernorsBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile RulersThe King's Ordersstructure

At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them thus, “Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?”

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Verse ConceptsForties

the sons of Azmaveth, 42;

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Verse ConceptsPossessions Taken To BabylonGovernorsTaking Mixed MetalsTemple Utensils Removed

Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

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Verse ConceptsTwelve BeingsUnnamed Priests

Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

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Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfJudgesMagistratesBeyond The RiverTeaching The Way Of God

“You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge all the people who are in the province beyond the River, even all those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant of them.

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Verse ConceptsFoundationsBreadthProclamationsThe Second TempleDimensions Of BuildingsThe First Temple

In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits;

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Verse ConceptsThe Second Temple

He said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.”

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Verse ConceptsTalentsWeights And Measures, DrySpecific Sums Of MoneySourness

even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt as needed.

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Verse ConceptsFoundationsGovernorsFoundations Of BuildingsIncomplete WorksFinishing Strongconstruction

Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.’

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Verse ConceptsNeglecting Duties

Beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should damage increase to the detriment of the kings?”

179

So, now issue a decree to make these men stop work, that this city may not be rebuilt until a decree is issued by me.

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Verse ConceptsSeeking For Concrete Things

A decree has been issued by me, and a search has been made and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days, that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,

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son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,

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Verse ConceptsArchivesStoringSeeking For Concrete ThingsThe King's Orders

“Now if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, if it be that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”

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Verse ConceptsLambsPurificationPurifying OneselfKilling Sacrifices

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure. Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, both for their brothers the priests and for themselves.

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Verse ConceptsCaravansHand Of GodRoadsDivine Protection, Examples OfGod's HandGod Saving From EnemiesGod's Hands On PeopleEnemy Attacks

Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

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Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfGuilt, Human Aspects OfShameSin, Effects OfBlushingFound GuiltyShame Has Come

and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.

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Verse ConceptsGovernorsBeyond The RiverNamed Gentile Rulers

“Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there.

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Verse ConceptsFifties

the sons of Nebo, 52;

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Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesCloaksHigh Priest, In OtKneelingPrayer, Practicalities OfReverence, And ObedienceLifting HandsThose Who Tore Clothes

But at the evening offering I arose from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn, and I fell on my knees and stretched out my hands to the Lord my God;

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Verse ConceptsSeventiesNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;

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Verse ConceptsJews, TheWatchfulness, DivineGod Seeing The Righteous

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.

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Verse ConceptsFreewill OfferingGiving, Of PossessionsHoly VesselsA Holy NationFree Will

Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

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Verse ConceptsGod's HandGod's Hands On People

and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,

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Verse ConceptsA Hundred And SomeNumbers Of Males

of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list;

195
Verse ConceptsTalentsWeights Of GoldWorth

Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,

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Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.”

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son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,

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Verse ConceptsFiftiesNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;

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Verse ConceptsThe Number EightyEightiesNumbers Of Males

and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;

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Verse ConceptsThe Number Two HundredNumbers Of Males

of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him;

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Verse ConceptsWeighing

and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered.

202

So the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

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Verse ConceptsChief priests

son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest.

204
Verse Conceptsstructure

Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building.

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Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksClothing, Tearing OfBeardsHairsDressTrimming Facial HairHair PluckingThose Who Tore Clothes

When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled.

206
Verse ConceptsThree Parts Of Constructions

with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers. And let the cost be paid from the royal treasury.

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Verse ConceptsPossessions Taken To BabylonTaking Mixed MetalsTemple Utensils Removed

Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.’

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Verse ConceptsenlightenmentLight, SpiritualRemnantGod Is GraciousPegsA Short TimeSurvivors FavouredShort Time For Actionrevivalspacegraciousness

But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.

209
Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveNumbers Of Males

of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him;

210

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

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Verse ConceptsKindnessUnkindnessWallsArchaeologyGod Not ForsakingGroups Of Slavesslaveryrevival

For we are slaves; yet in our bondage our God has not forsaken us, but has extended lovingkindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to raise up the house of our God, to restore its ruins and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Verse ConceptsReverence, And God's NatureMiscegenation (racial Intermarriage)TremblingAction Until Evening

Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering.

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Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForHumiliation

Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt, and on account of our iniquities we, our kings and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity and to plunder and to open shame, as it is this day.

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Verse ConceptsGatekeepersTributesHuman Authority, Nature OfSingersTemple Assistants

We also inform you that it is not allowed to impose tax, tribute or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim or servants of this house of God.

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Verse ConceptsFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Practice OfAttitudes Of HumilityJourneyRepentance, Examples OfRivers And StreamsTeachablenessCanalsHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And Prayer

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

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Verse ConceptsGod Be With You

Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

217
Verse ConceptsForsaking GodForsaking God's Things

“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,

218
Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingTimes Of People

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,

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Verse ConceptsJews, TheProphesyingNamed Prophets Of The LordIn God's Name

When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,

220
Verse ConceptsSeparationAbominations, Perverse Sexuality

Now when these things had been completed, the princes approached me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians and the Amorites.

221
Verse ConceptsAssemblyJerusalem, History OfAutumnUnified PeopleMonth 7Months

Now when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

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Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

223
Verse Conceptsreinforcement

The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

224
Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;

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Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.

226

of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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Verse ConceptsThe Fourth Day Of The WeekDay 4

On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

228
Verse ConceptsInterracial MarriageMarriage Between Man And Woman

All these had married foreign wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

229

Benjamin, Malluch and Shemariah;

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Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsCoinageGoldStoringCoinsOne HundredPriests GarmentsLarge DenominationsMoney For The Temple

According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work 61,000 gold drachmas and 5,000 silver minas and 100 priestly garments.

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Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725;

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Verse ConceptsSeventies

The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.

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of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei;

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Verse ConceptsPeople Renaming PeopleTaking A Wife

Of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name.

235

Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:

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Verse ConceptsGovernorsBeyond The River

Then they delivered the king’s edicts to the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

238

Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

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Verse ConceptsDeposed Priests

These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

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Verse ConceptsGatekeepersA Hundred And Some

The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139.

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Verse ConceptsMusicSingersSingingThe Number Two HundredSeven ThousandGroups Of Slaves

besides their male and female servants who numbered 7,337; and they had 200 singing men and women.

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Verse ConceptsGatekeepersOccupationsCities In Israel

Now the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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Verse ConceptsFreewill OfferingHouse Of GodFree Will

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation.

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The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,

245

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;

247

Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

248

Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

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Verse ConceptsSingingSingersA Hundred And Some

The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128.

250
Verse ConceptsThree Days

Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.

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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

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the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

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Verse ConceptsSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above

the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652.

254
Verse ConceptsGoatsThe Number TwelveSacrifice, In OtSin OfferingThe Number NinetyTwelve TribesTwelve AnimalsSeventiesNinetiesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord.

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Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And Up

the sons of Senaah, 3,630.

256

the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

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Verse ConceptsMulesSeven To Nine HundredTwo Hundred And Some

Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;

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the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.

259

the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

261

Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

262

Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.

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Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of Immer, 1,052;

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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

265

the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,

266

the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

267

the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,

268

the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,

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Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveTemple Assistants

All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.

270

the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

271

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;

273

the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

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Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the sons of Magbish, 156;

275

the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

276

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Verse ConceptsThousands

the sons of Harim, 1,017.

278

the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

279

the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,