Opposition to the Rebuilding 1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence…

Nehemiah Helps the Poor 1 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are…

Further Opposition to the Rebuilding 1 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a…

1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed. 2 I put in charge of…

Ezra Reads the Law 1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out…

The Israelites Confess Their Sins 1 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. 2 Those…

The Agreement of the People 1 Those who sealed it were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah. Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah,…

The New Residents of Jerusalem 1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of…

Priests and Levites 1 These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush, 3 Shekaniah, Rehum,…

Nehemiah’s Final Reforms 1 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or…