Quotes about Bible

You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,

Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request: