World English Bible (Classic)

Nehemiah

13 chapters

Chapters

Nehemiah 1

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,

Nehemiah 2

In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.

Nehemiah 4

But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and was very indignant, and mocked the Jews.

Nehemiah 5

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.

Nehemiah 6

Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),

Nehemiah 7

Now when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

Nehemiah 8

All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

Nehemiah 9

Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, with sackcloth, and dirt on them.

Nehemiah 10

Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Nehemiah 11

The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

Nehemiah 12

Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Nehemiah 13

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,