The Book ofNehemiah
Old Testament · Book 16 of 66 · 13 chapters · 406 verses
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Prayer & actionRebuilding what is brokenLeadershipOpposition & perseveranceThe joy of the Lord
Its most loved verses
- Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.Nehemiah 8:10The joy of the Lord is your strength.
- O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.Nehemiah 1:11Nehemiah's prayer for favour before the king.
- For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.Nehemiah 6:9Now strengthen my hands — prayer under pressure.
13 chapters
- 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass…11 verses
- 2And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year…20 verses
- 3Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the…32 verses
- 4But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded…23 verses
- 5And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives…19 verses
- 6Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the…19 verses
- 7Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up…73 verses
- 8And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into…18 verses
- 9Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of…38 verses
- 10Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of…39 verses
- 11And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of…36 verses
- 12Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with…47 verses
- 13On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of…31 verses
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Book overviews written by Collins Asein and checked against Scripture by the PrayerKey editorial team. Bible text: King James Version.