Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have possessions of my own, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
For Mordecai the Jew was next to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his kindred, seeking the prosperity of his people, and speaking peace to all his people.
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.