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bookmarked Esther 8 NLT

On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king how they were related.

Jul 10

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bookmarked Esther 7 NLT

So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet.

Jul 8

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bookmarked Esther 6 NLT

That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.

Jul 8

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bookmarked Esther 5 NLT

On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.

Jul 6

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bookmarked Esther 4 NLT

When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail.

Jul 5

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bookmarked Esther 3 NLT

Some time later King Xerxes promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite over all the other nobles, making him the most powerful official in the empire.

Jul 4

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bookmarked Esther 2 NLT

But after Xerxes’ anger had subsided, he began thinking about Vashti and what she had done and the decree he had made.

Jul 3

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bookmarked Esther 1 NLT

These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.

Jul 2

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bookmarked Nehemiah 13 NLT

On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God.

Jul 1

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bookmarked Nehemiah 12 NLT

Here is the list of the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Jun 29

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bookmarked Nehemiah 11 NLT

The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.

Jun 28

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bookmarked Nehemiah 10 NLT

The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah.

Jun 28

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bookmarked Nehemiah 9 NLT

On October 31 the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads.

Jun 25

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bookmarked Nehemiah 8 NLT

In print editions of the NLT, the second half of 7:73 (“In October, . . .”) is set at the beginning of chapter 8.

Jun 24

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bookmarked Nehemiah 7 NLT

After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

Jun 23

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bookmarked Nehemiah 6 NLT

Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained—though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates.

Jun 22

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bookmarked Nehemiah 5 NLT

About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.

Jun 22

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bookmarked Nehemiah 4 NLT

Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,

Jun 20

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bookmarked Nehemiah 3 NLT

Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel.

Jun 20

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bookmarked Nehemiah 2 NLT

Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence.

Jun 18