Category Archives: EZRA

Proclamation of Cyrus 1 Now in thefirst year ofCyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lordby the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lordstirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout […]

Number of Those Returning 1 Now these arethe people of the province [of Judah] who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2 These came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua,Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, […]

Altar and Sacrifices Restored 1 When the seventh month came and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose, and they built the altar […]

Adversaries Hinder the Work 1 Now when [the Samaritans] the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles from the captivity were building a temple to the LordGod of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel [who was now governor] and to the heads of the fathers’householdsand said to them, “Let us build with you, […]

Temple Work Resumed 1 Now when the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son (grandson) of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,whose Spirit wasover them, 2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel [heir to the throne of Judah] and Jeshua the […]

Darius Finds Cyrus’ Decree 1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in Babylon in the archives where the treasures [and records] were stored. 2 In Ecbatana in the fortress (palace) in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was recorded: “Memorandum– 3 In the first year […]

Ezra Journeys from Babylon to Jerusalem 1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes I [son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes)] king of Persia, Ezra the son (descendant) of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 the son of Amariah, […]

People Who Went with Ezra 1 These are the heads of their fathers’householdsandthis isthe genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 of thesons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; 3 of the sons of Shecaniahwho wasof […]

Mixed Marriages 1 When these things were completed, the officials came to me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, but have committed the repulsive acts of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. 2 For they have […]

Reconciliation with God 1 Now while Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and laying himself face down before the house of God, a very large group from Israel, of men, women, and children, gathered to him, for the people wept bitterly. 2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, […]