Category Archives: Ezra

Cyrus’s Proclamation 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lordby the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lordstirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and alsoput itin writing, saying: 2 “Thus says Cyrus […]

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

Altar and Sacrifices Restored 1 Now when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israelwerein 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 built the altar of the […]

Adversaries Hinder the Work 1 Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the exile were building a temple to the LordGod of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’households,and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we, like you, seek your God; and we […]

Temple Work Resumed 1 When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them, 2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to […]

Darius Finds Cyrus’s Decree 1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in thearchives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2 InEcbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: “Memorandum- 3 In the first year of […]

Ezra Journeys from Babylon to Jerusalem 1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia,there went upEzra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, 2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, 3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, 4 son of Zerahiah, son […]

People Who Went with Ezra 1 Now these are the heads of their fathers’householdsand the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; 3 of the sons […]

Mixed Marriages 1 Now when these things had been completed, the princes approached me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations,thoseof the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians and the […]

Reconciliation with God 1 Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly. 2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “We […]