Quotes About Unity

At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

the men of Anathoth, 128;

the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.

in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.

Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,