Bible Cross References
the adversaries
Ezra 7:9
1 Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God has given me peace on all my borders. I have no enemies, and there is no danger of attack.
1 Kings 5:5
The LORD promised my father David, 'Your son, whom I will make king after you, will build a temple for me.' And I have now decided to build that temple for the worship of the LORD my God.
1 Chronicles 22:9
He did, however, make me a promise. He said, 'You will have a son who will rule in peace, because I will give him peace from all his enemies. His name will be Solomon, because during his reign I will give Israel peace and security.
1 Chronicles 22:10
He will build a temple for me. He will be my son, and I will be his father. His dynasty will rule Israel forever.' "
Nehemiah 4:1-11
1
When Sanballat heard that we Jews had begun rebuilding the wall, he became furious and began to ridicule us.
2
In front of his companions and the Samaritan troops he said, "What do these miserable Jews think they're doing? Do they intend to rebuild the city? Do they think that by offering sacrifices they can finish the work in one day? Can they make building stones out of heaps of burnt rubble?"
3
Tobiah was standing there beside him, and he added, "What kind of wall could they ever build? Even a fox could knock it down!"
4
I prayed, "Hear how they make fun of us, O God! Let their ridicule fall on their own heads. Let them be robbed of everything they have, and let them be taken as prisoners to a foreign land.
5
Don't forgive the evil they do and don't forget their sins, for they have insulted us who are building."
6
So we went on rebuilding the wall, and soon it was half its full height, because the people were eager to work.
7
Sanballat, Tobiah, and the people of Arabia, Ammon, and Ashdod heard that we were making progress in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and that the gaps in the wall were being closed, and they became very angry.
8
So they all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion,
9
but we prayed to our God and kept men on guard against them day and night.
10
The people of Judah had a song they sang: "We grow weak carrying burdens; There's so much rubble to take away. How can we build the wall today?"
11
Our enemies thought we would not see them or know what was happening until they were already upon us, killing us and putting an end to our work.
Daniel 9:25
Note this and understand it: From the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until God's chosen leader comes, seven times seven years will pass. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, and will stand for seven times sixty-two years, but this will be a time of troubles.
1 Corinthians 16:9
There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work, even though there are many opponents.
children of the captivity
Ezra 1:11
In all there were 5,400 gold and silver bowls and other articles which Sheshbazzar took with him when he and the other exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:16
Then the people of Israel---the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile---joyfully dedicated the Temple.
Ezra 6:19
The people who had returned from exile celebrated Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month of the following year.
Ezra 6:20
All the priests and the Levites had purified themselves and were ritually clean. The Levites killed the animals for the Passover sacrifices for all the people who had returned, for the priests, and for themselves.
Ezra 10:7
A message was sent throughout Jerusalem and Judah that all those who had returned from exile were to meet in Jerusalem
Ezra 10:16
The returned exiles accepted the plan, so Ezra the priest appointed men from among the heads of the clans and recorded their names. On the first day of the tenth month they began their investigation,
Daniel 5:13
Daniel was brought at once into the king's presence, and the king said to him, "Are you Daniel, that Jewish exile whom my father the king brought here from Judah?