Nehemiah Prays for His People 1 The words ofNehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev,inthetwentieth year, as I was inShushan the citadel, 2…

Nehemiah Sent to Judah 1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year ofKing Artaxerxes,whenwinewasbefore him, thatI took the wine and gave it to…

Rebuilding the Wall 1 ThenEliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priestsand built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They builtas far as…

The Wall Defended Against Enemies 1 But it so happened,when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2…

Nehemiah Deals with Oppression 1 And there was a greatoutcry of the people and their wives against theirJewish brethren. 2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and…

Conspiracy Against Nehemiah 1 Now it happenedwhen Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, andthatthere were no breaks left…

1 Then it was, when the wall was built and I hadhung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 that I gave the…

1 Now allthe people gathered together as one man in the open square thatwasin front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra thescribe to bring the Book of the…

The People Confess Their Sins 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day ofthis month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth,and with dust on their heads. 2 Thenthose…

The People Who Sealed the Covenant 1 Now those who placedtheirseal onthedocumentwere: Nehemiah the governor,the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush,…