Ezra 9:5   (Read all of Ezra 9)

Then, at the evening sacrifice, I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the Lord my God

Ezra 10:5   (Read all of Ezra 10)

So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.

Ezra 10:6   (Read all of Ezra 10)

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

Nehemiah 2:8   (Read all of Nehemiah 2)

And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal park, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?" And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests.

Nehemiah 2:14   (Read all of Nehemiah 2)

Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool, but there was not enough room for my mount to get through;

Nehemiah 3:15   (Read all of Nehemiah 3)

The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.

Nehemiah 3:31   (Read all of Nehemiah 3)

Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner;

Nehemiah 3:32   (Read all of Nehemiah 3)

and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

Nehemiah 5:13   (Read all of Nehemiah 5)

I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, "In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!" At this the whole assembly said, "Amen," and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.

Nehemiah 8:16   (Read all of Nehemiah 8)

So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves temporary shelters on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God and in the square by the Water Gate and the one by the Gate of Ephraim.

Nehemiah 9:15   (Read all of Nehemiah 9)

In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.

Nehemiah 13:5   (Read all of Nehemiah 13)

and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.

Nehemiah 13:7   (Read all of Nehemiah 13)

and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courts of the house of God.

Nehemiah 13:8   (Read all of Nehemiah 13)

I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah's household goods out of the room.

Nehemiah 13:9   (Read all of Nehemiah 13)

I gave orders to purify the rooms, and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.

Esther 1:2   (Read all of Esther 1)

At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

Esther 1:7   (Read all of Esther 1)

Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king's liberality.

Esther 1:9   (Read all of Esther 1)

Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

Esther 1:11   (Read all of Esther 1)

to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at.

Esther 1:19   (Read all of Esther 1)

"Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.

Esther 2:16   (Read all of Esther 2)

She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal residence in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Esther 2:17   (Read all of Esther 2)

Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Esther 2:18   (Read all of Esther 2)

And the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.

Esther 3:2   (Read all of Esther 3)

All the royal officials at the king's gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.