Nehemiah 7:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So God gave me the idea to bring together the people, their leaders, and officials and to check the family records of those who had returned from captivity in Babylonia, after having been taken there by King Nebuchadnezzar. About this same time, I found records of those who had been the first to return to Jerusalem from Babylon Province. By reading these records, I learnt that they settled in their own home towns,

Cross References

Ezra 7:27

Because King Artaxerxes was so kind, Ezra said: Praise the LORD God of our ancestors! He made sure that the king honoured the LORD's temple in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 5:19

I pray that God will bless me for everything I have done for my people.

Nehemiah 6:14

Then I asked God to punish Tobiah and Sanballat for what they had done. I prayed that God would punish the prophet Noadiah and the other prophets who, together with her, had tried to frighten me.

Nehemiah 7:4

Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built.

Proverbs 2:6

All wisdom comes from the LORD, and so do common sense and understanding.

Proverbs 3:6

Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

2 Corinthians 3:5

We don't have the right to claim that we have done anything on our own. God gives us what it takes to do all that we do.

2 Corinthians 8:16

I am grateful that God made Titus care as much about you as we do.

Colossians 1:29

That's why I work so hard and use the mighty power he gives me.

James 1:16

Don't be fooled, my dear friends.