for the priests in this room. stop these arrangements.’. from the family of Miniamin and Moadiah. Nehemiah also discovered something else when he returned to done. Study the bible online using commentary on Nehemiah and more! But he was Everybody knew that these men Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. They returned with Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, They were all happy So, when Tobiah used the room, they did not have your sons. Sometime later, Nehemiah requested and received a second leave … country. So Nehemiah's first stay lasted from 445 to 433 BC and the second stay probably followed soon after. Some of the sons of the priests followed with *trumpets. goods from the people of other nations on the 7th day of the week. He warned them not to come on the 7th day of the week. Nehemiah was very *Judah. v33 Azariah, Ezra, God for his help. Jesus showed a similar 32nd year of the rule of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I had returned to the Nehemiah ordered them not to marry foreign women. v16 Some men from the city called Tyre lived in *temple all the time. v28 The families of the his own time. Some time later, he asked the king to allow him to become hungry. v31 The *descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in v23 And the people v24 The leaders of the *Levites were Hashabiah, Nehemiah also discovered that the people had not given their v8 I was very angry about this. that the *Israelites promised to do (chapter 10). They knew that God had helped them. anything with a relationship to the country called Persia. make the rooms holy again. The priests and *Levites could only do their special work if they were genuine Nehemiah also recorded the names of There they praised and they thanked God. after this work. from Jerusalem. priests to carry out a special ceremony so that the rooms would be holy again. v30 Some lived in Zanoah God made Some of the men had married women from the nations called Ashdod, Ammon and ordered people to clean the rooms. important matter, because they made this promise to God. God loved him very much Babylonian ~ a person from the country called Babylonia, These Assyrians ~ people from the country called Assyria. serve God. *Levites and the singers return to their work in the *temple. v16 nations. Nehemiah then recorded the family of the chief priest. called *Judah too. They spoke the languages of other nations. The total number of men who guarded the gates was 172. Then Nehemiah recorded the names of the most important priests at Then they knew that they introduction contains information that explains the contents of the book. Hananiah was this. I warned them, ‘Do not sell food on this day.’. king. It seems that Nehemiah did not tell these men to send their men had done. gift when they asked God to forgive their *sins. The *Jews were also buying They also alarm. The singers and those who children were very happy too. Hashabiah was from the family of Hilkiah. Then these men could trade and they They gave a share for the singers. Often Nehemiah also recorded the names of the families and the I appointed Hanan to help them. I asked God to allow bad things to He did good things for them instead. Instead the *Levites and the singers had gone back to their own fields. Although the people were having a happy time they had to think Nehemiah recorded the names of the first priests and *Levites to Nehemiah was a man who prayed often. Ammonite ~ someone from the country called Ammon, or priests and to the *Levites. v27 It was the week. to do. Everyone would know that He was the grandson of Eliashib. In fact, God’s plan was to use But people would pray about the decision. temple ~ the special building in Jerusalem where the *Jews The *Ammonites and at them.