These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
Nehemiah 7:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And my God put it into my mind and heart to assemble the nobles, the officers, and the people, that they might be counted by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who came [from Babylon] at the first, and found written in it: American Standard Version (1901) And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein: Common English Bible My God then prompted me to assemble the officials, the officers, and the people so that they could be registered by families. I found the record of the families who were the first to return, and I found the following written in it: Catholic Public Domain Version But God had given to my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the magistrates, and the common people, so that I might enroll them. And I found a book of the census of those who first went up, and in it there was found written: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But God had put in my heart, and I assembled the princes and magistrates, and common people, to number them. And I found a book of the number of them who came up at first, and therein it was found written: |
These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
Remember me favourably, my God, for all that I have done for this people.
My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the other prophets who wanted to intimidate me.
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.
Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus.
I labour for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.