Nehemiah 10:29

New International Reader's Version

All the men joined the nobles of their people. They made a firm agreement. They made a promise and said they would be cursed if they didn’t keep it. They promised to follow the Law of God. It had been given through Moses, the servant of God. They promised to obey carefully all the commands, rules and laws of the Lord our Lord.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu wasn’t careful to obey the law of the Lord. He didn’t obey the God of Israel with all his heart. He didn’t turn away from the sins of Jeroboam. Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit those same sins.

2 Kings 23:3

The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So he agreed to the terms of the covenant written down in that book. Then all the people committed themselves to the covenant as well.

1 Chronicles 9:2

The first people who came back from Babylon were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants. They made their homes again in their own towns on their own property.

2 Chronicles 34:31

The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So the king promised to obey the terms of the covenant that were written in that book.

2 Chronicles 6:16

“Lord, you are the God of Israel. Keep the promises you made to my father David. Do it for him. He was your servant. You said to him, ‘You will always have a son from your family line to sit on Israel’s throne. He will sit in front of the Most Holy Room, where my own throne is. That will be true only if your children after you are careful in everything they do. They must live the way my law tells them to. That is the way you have lived.’

Nehemiah 13:25

So I gave them a warning. I cursed them. I beat up some of them. I pulled their hair out. I had them make a promise in God’s name. I said, “You must promise not to give your daughters to be married to their sons. You must promise not to let their daughters marry your sons. And you must not marry their daughters either.

Nehemiah 7:46

Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the temple servants. Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Nehemiah 8:2

Ezra the priest brought the Law out to the whole community. It was the first day of the seventh month. The group was made up of men, women, and children old enough to understand what Ezra was going to read.

Nehemiah 8:3

He read the Law to them from sunrise until noon. He did it as he faced the open area in front of the Water Gate. He read it to the men, the women, and the children old enough to understand. And all the people paid careful attention as Ezra was reading the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 9:2

The Israelites separated themselves from everyone else. They stood and admitted they had sinned. They also admitted that their people before them had sinned.

Nehemiah 9:38

“So we are making a firm agreement. We’re writing it down. Our leaders are putting their official marks on it. And so are our Levites and priests.”

Psalm 105:45

He did it so they might obey his rules and follow his laws. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 119:106

I have made a promise to follow your laws, because they are right.

Psalm 8:1

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.

Psalm 8:9

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth!

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob’s people. Once again he will choose Israel. He’ll give them homes in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.

Jeremiah 26:4

Tell them, ‘The Lord says, “Listen to me. Obey my law that I gave you.

Jeremiah 34:15

Recently you turned away from your sins. You did what is right in my eyes. Each of you set your Hebrew slaves free. You even made a covenant in front of me. You did it in the house where I have put my Name.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit in you. I will make you want to obey my rules. I want you to be careful to keep my laws.

Leviticus 20:26

You must be holy. You must be set apart to me. I am the Lord. I am holy. I have set you apart from the other nations to be my own people.

Malachi 4:4

“Remember the law my servant Moses gave you. Remember the rules and laws I gave him at Mount Horeb. They were for the whole nation of Israel.

Numbers 5:21

At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say, “May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children.

John 1:17

In the past, God gave us grace through the law of Moses. Now, grace and truth come to us through Jesus Christ.

John 15:14

You are my friends if you do what I command.

John 7:19

Didn’t Moses give you the law? But not one of you obeys the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad. He told them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

Acts 17:34

Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed in Jesus. Dionysius was one of them. He was a member of the Areopagus. A woman named Damaris also became a believer. And so did some others.

Acts 23:21

Don’t give in to them. More than 40 of them are waiting in hiding to attack him. They have promised that they will not eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now. All they need is for you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin.”

Romans 12:9

Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.

Deuteronomy 33:4

They learn the law Moses gave us. It belongs to the community of the people of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses sent for all the Israelites. Here is what he said to them. Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to obey them.

Deuteronomy 5:32

So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you. Don’t turn away from his commands to the right or the left.