#Nehemiah

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren… 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 HananeelAnd next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. {next unto…: Heb. [Read More]

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth… 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 kingNow I had not been {beforetime} sad in his presence. Wherefore the king said unto me, Why {is} thy countenance sad, seeing thou {art} not sick? [Read More]

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it… The words of Nehemiah the son of HachaliahAnd it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 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. 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. [Read More]