Nehemiah 10:30

New International Reader's Version

Here is what the priests, Levites and people said. “We promise not to let our daughters marry men from the nations around us. And we promise not to let their daughters marry our sons.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:25

There was no king like Josiah either before him or after him. None of them turned to the Lord as he did. He obeyed the Lord with all his heart and all his soul. He obeyed him with all his strength. He did everything the Law of Moses required.

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.

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.

Nehemiah 10:1

Here are the names of those who put their official marks on the agreement. Nehemiah, the son of Hakaliah He was the governor. Zedekiah,

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days I also saw that some men of Judah had married women from Ashdod. Others had married women from Ammon or Moab.

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 13:30

So I made the priests and Levites pure. I made them pure from every practice that had come from other countries and had made them impure. I gave them their duties. Each one had his own job to do.

Nehemiah 5:12

“We’ll give it back,” they said. “And we won’t require anything more from them. We’ll do exactly as you say.” Then I sent for the priests. I made the nobles and officials promise to do what they had said.

Psalm 119:106

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

Exodus 34:16

You will choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons. And those daughters will commit sin by worshiping their gods. Then they will lead your sons to do the same thing.

Deuteronomy 29:11

Your children and wives are here with you too. So are the outsiders living in your camps. They chop your wood and carry your water.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Don’t marry any of their people. Don’t give your daughters to their sons. And don’t take their daughters for your sons.