Ezra 7
Ezra Comes to Jerusalem 1 After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the…
Ezra 8
List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra 1 These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of…
Ezra 9
Ezra’s Prayer About Intermarriage 1 After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not…
Ezra 10
The People’s Confession of Sin 1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered…
2 Chronicles 1
Solomon Asks for Wisdom 1 Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for theLordhis God was with him and made him exceedingly great. 2 Then Solomon spoke…
2 Chronicles 2
Preparations for Building the Temple 1 Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of theLordand a royal palace for himself. 2 He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers…
2 Chronicles 3
Solomon Builds the Temple 1 Then Solomon began to build the temple of theLordin Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where theLordhad appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing…
2 Chronicles 4
The Temple’s Furnishings 1 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. 2 He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape,…
2 Chronicles 5
1 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of theLordwas finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and all the…
2 Chronicles 6
1 Then Solomon said, “TheLordhas said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; 2 I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”…