diff --git a/ezr/04/18.md b/ezr/04/18.md deleted file mode 100644 index e7042fc8c..000000000 --- a/ezr/04/18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him, what did the king do? - -After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him, the king ordered that the book of the records be searched to see if what the enemies had written about Jerusalem’s past history of rebellion was true. diff --git a/ezr/04/19.md b/ezr/04/19.md index 2aab1e182..e7042fc8c 100644 --- a/ezr/04/19.md +++ b/ezr/04/19.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -# After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him what did the king do? +# After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him, what did the king do? -After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him the king ordered that the book of the records be searched to see if what the enemies had written about Jerusalem’s past history of rebellion was true. +After the letter that the enemies sent to the king was read to him, the king ordered that the book of the records be searched to see if what the enemies had written about Jerusalem’s past history of rebellion was true. diff --git a/ezr/05/12.md b/ezr/05/12.md index 5f42be615..2a77672aa 100644 --- a/ezr/05/12.md +++ b/ezr/05/12.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -# Why did the God of heaven give the Jews into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon? +# Why did the God of heaven give the ancestors of the Jews into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon? -The God of heaven gave the Jews into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon because their ancestors caused him to be angry by sinning against him. +The God of heaven gave the Jews into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon because their ancestors caused him to be angry by sinning against him. diff --git a/ezr/06/01.md b/ezr/06/01.md index b33e2a41e..ddb25909a 100644 --- a/ezr/06/01.md +++ b/ezr/06/01.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ # How did King Darius respond to the request that a search be made to see if Cyrus had made a decree to build the house of God in Jerusalem? -Darius the king responded to the request by making a decree that a search be made in the house of the books where the treasures had been deposited to see if it was true that king Cyrus had made a decree to build the house of God in Jerusalem. +Darius the king responded to the request by making a decree that a search be made in the house of the books where the treasures had been deposited to see if it was true that King Cyrus had made a decree to build the house of God in Jerusalem. diff --git a/ezr/06/09.md b/ezr/06/09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9491a021d..000000000 --- a/ezr/06/09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# Why did Cyrus say that he wanted the Jews to be given whatever they needed for building the house of God? - -Cyrus said he wanted the Jews to be given whatever they needed to build the house of God so that the Jews could offer sweet-smelling sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. diff --git a/ezr/07/15.md b/ezr/07/15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7d1424c3f..000000000 --- a/ezr/07/15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# Why did the king and his seven counselors send the Israelites back to Jerusalem? - -The king and his seven counselors sent the Israelites back to Jerusalem to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem and to bring the silver and gold that the king and his counselors had freely offered and to bring all the silver and gold that they found in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests. diff --git a/ezr/09/01.md b/ezr/09/01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0c9671767..000000000 --- a/ezr/09/01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# In what way did the people of Israel not separate themselves from the people of other lands? - -The people of Israel did not separate themselves from the people of other lands in that they married non-Israelites and allowed their sons to marry non-Israelites. diff --git a/ezr/09/11.md b/ezr/09/11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 76c06276d..000000000 --- a/ezr/09/11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# Why did God not want the Israelites to intermarry with the people of the land? - -God did not want the Israelites to intermarry with the people of the land because the people had made the land impure by their impure behavior and by doing things that were an abomination to God. diff --git a/ezr/10/16.md b/ezr/10/16.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9c0d4dcb..000000000 --- a/ezr/10/16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# How long did it take to search out the matter of Israelite men who had taken foreign women as wives? - -It took from day one of the tenth month until day one of the first month to search out the matter fully. diff --git a/ezr/10/17.md b/ezr/10/17.md index 9b82e24bb..3c8bc74a1 100644 --- a/ezr/10/17.md +++ b/ezr/10/17.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -# How long did it take to search out the matter of the Israelite men who had taken foreign women as wives? +# How long did it take to search out the matter of Israelite men who had taken foreign women as wives? -It took from day one of the tenth month until day one of the first month to search out the matter fully. +It took from day one of the tenth month until day one of the first month of the following year to search out the matter fully. diff --git a/ezr/10/19.md b/ezr/10/19.md index e3415b27f..47648b6a1 100644 --- a/ezr/10/19.md +++ b/ezr/10/19.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ # What did the Israelite men who were guilty of taking foreign women as wives do? -The guilty Israelite men caused their foreign wives to go out from them and they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt. +The guilty Israelite men promised to send away their foreign wives, and they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.