Ezra opened the book in plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up.

We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD.

The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.

Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.

All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392.

The entire group numbered 42,360,

You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!

The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.

I was very upset, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the storeroom.

The traders and sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice.

When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw this, they were greatly disheartened. They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. The people were enthusiastic in their work.

Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, from the descendants of Shelah.

Should we then in your case hear that you do all this great evil, thereby being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign wives?”

I also shook out my garment, and I said, “In this way may God shake out from his house and his property every person who does not carry out this matter. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!” All the assembly replied, “So be it!” and they praised the LORD. Then the people did as they had promised.

Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, worked on the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, put on its roof, and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. In addition, he rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the royal garden, as far as the steps that go down from the City of David.

From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people of Judah