Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth yea
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the
O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give
They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, th