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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…