Nehemiah 4:2
4:2 and in the presence of his colleagues
and the army of Samaria
he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves?
Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”
Nehemiah 9:5
9:5 The Levites – Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah – said, “Stand up and bless the
LORD your God!”
“May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 9:8
9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a
covenant with him to give his descendants
the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise,
for you are righteous.