Ezra 6:22

6:22 They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion ¹  of the king of Assyria ²  toward them, so that he assisted ³  them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ⁴  I was riding.

Nehemiah 7:5

7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, ⁵  the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records ⁶  of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: ⁷ 

Nehemiah 7:2

7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem ⁸  my brother Hanani and Hananiah ⁹  the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

Colossians 1:16

1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, ¹⁰  whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

Hebrews 8:10

8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put ¹¹  my laws in their minds ¹²  and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people. ¹³ 

Hebrews 10:16

10:16 “This is the covenant that I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord. I will put ¹⁴  my laws on their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,” ¹⁵ 

James 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ¹⁶  is from above, coming down ¹⁷  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ¹⁸ 

Revelation 17:17

17:17 For God has put into their minds ¹⁹  to carry out his purpose ²⁰  by making ²¹  a decision ²²  to give their royal power ²³  to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. ²⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “heart.”

² sn The expression “king of Assyria” is anachronistic, since Assyria fell in 612 b.c., long before the events of this chapter. Perhaps the expression is intended subtly to contrast earlier kings of Assyria who were hostile toward Israel with this Persian king who showed them favor.

³ tn Heb “to strengthen their hands.”

⁴ tn Heb “the animal.”

⁵ tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”

⁶ tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”

⁷ tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.

¹⁰ tn BDAG 579 s.v. κυριότης 3 suggests “bearers of the ruling powers, dominions” here.

¹¹ tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

¹² tn Grk “mind.”

¹³ tn Grk “I will be to them for a God and they will be to me for a people,” following the Hebrew constructions of Jer 31.

¹⁴ tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

¹⁵ sn A quotation from Jer 31:33.

¹⁶ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

¹⁷ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

¹⁸ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).

¹⁹ tn Grk “hearts.”

²⁰ tn Or “his intent.”

²¹ tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.

²² tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”

²³ tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”

²⁴ tn Or “completed.”