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- 2 Chronicles 35:18
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No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 35:21
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But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
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- 2 Chronicles 35:22
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Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:12
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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:17
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So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
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- Ezra 2:59
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The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
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- Ezra 2:62
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These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
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- Ezra 2:63
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The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
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- Ezra 3:6
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On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
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- Ezra 4:3
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But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
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- Ezra 8:15
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Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
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- Ezra 9:1
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After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
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- Ezra 9:9
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Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
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- Ezra 9:12
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Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
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- Ezra 9:14
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shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?
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- Ezra 10:6
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Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
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- Ezra 10:8
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Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
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- Ezra 10:13
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But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
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- Nehemiah 1:7
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We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.
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- Nehemiah 2:1
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Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
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- Nehemiah 2:3
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and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
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- Nehemiah 2:12
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I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
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- Nehemiah 2:16
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The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
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- Nehemiah 2:17
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Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
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- Nehemiah 3:5
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Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
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- Nehemiah 4:10
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Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
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Source alternate reference: 4.4
- Nehemiah 4:11
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And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
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- Nehemiah 5:8
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and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
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- Nehemiah 5:9
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So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
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- Nehemiah 5:12
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“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
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- Nehemiah 5:13
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I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
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- Nehemiah 5:14
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Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
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- Nehemiah 5:15
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The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
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- Nehemiah 5:16
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Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
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- Nehemiah 5:18
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Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
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- Nehemiah 6:1
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When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
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- Nehemiah 6:3
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So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
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- Nehemiah 6:8
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Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
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- Nehemiah 6:9
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For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
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- Nehemiah 6:11
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But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
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- Nehemiah 6:12
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I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
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- Nehemiah 7:3
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And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
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- Nehemiah 7:61
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The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
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- Nehemiah 7:64
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These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
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- Nehemiah 7:65
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The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
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- Nehemiah 8:17
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The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
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- Nehemiah 9:16
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But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
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- Nehemiah 9:17
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They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
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- Nehemiah 9:19
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You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
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- Nehemiah 9:20
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You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
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