He sat down and wept, mourning for days. He also fasted and prayed before the God of heaven Nehemiah 1:4.

The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul. Nehemiah reports it was completed in fifty-two days Nehemiah 6:15.

Nehemiah was told that the remnant in the province was in "great trouble and shame." He also heard that "the wall of Jerusalem is broken down" and its gates "burned with fire" Nehemiah 1:3.

He asked to be sent to Judah to rebuild the city, and he gave the king a time for his return Nehemiah 2:5–6. He also requested letters for safe travel and a letter for timber from the king’s forest Nehemiah 2:7–8.

Nehemiah called them to stop charging interest and to restore what had been taken. He specifically ordered the return of fields, vineyards, olive orchards, houses, and the money, grain, wine, and oil that had been exacted Nehemiah 5:10–11.

Nehemiah says, "we prayed to our God" and set a guard "day and night" because of the threat Nehemiah 4:9. He also stationed people by families with swords, spears, and bows Nehemiah 4:13.

Nehemiah answered that "the God of heaven will make us prosper" and that "we his servants" would arise and build Nehemiah 2:20. He also told the opponents they had "no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem" Nehemiah 2:20.

They read from the book of the Law of God clearly and gave the sense. The text says they helped the people understand the reading Nehemiah 8:8.

It describes how the builders carried out construction while staying armed because of threats. Nehemiah reports that those who built on the wall labored with one hand and held a weapon with the other Nehemiah 4:17.

Nehemiah uses the phrase to explain why the king granted his requests and help Nehemiah 2:8. He later tells the people about "the hand of my God that had been upon me for good" as part of the reason they begin rebuilding Nehemiah 2:18.

Nehemiah says the surrounding nations were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem. They perceived that the work had been accomplished with the help of God Nehemiah 6:16.

They found written in the Law that they should dwell in booths during the feast in the seventh month Nehemiah 8:14–15. The people made booths on roofs, courts, and squares, and Ezra read from the Law day by day during the feast Nehemiah 8:16–18.

Nehemiah says he was the king’s cupbearer Nehemiah 1:11. The role explains why he later speaks directly with the king about Jerusalem.

People complained they needed grain to eat and live, and others said they were mortgaging fields and vineyards to get grain during the famine Nehemiah 5:2–3. Some also said they had borrowed money for the king’s tax and were forced to sell children into slavery Nehemiah 5:4–5.

Nehemiah kept a man with a trumpet beside him. If fighting broke out at a point on the wall, the people were to rally to the sound of the trumpet, because "our God will fight for us" Nehemiah 4:18–20.

The text says the nobles of Tekoa "would not stoop to serve their Lord" Nehemiah 3:5. This is the main stated refusal within the rebuilding list.

Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate Nehemiah 3:1. They consecrated it and set up its doors, extending the work to nearby towers Nehemiah 3:1.

Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official are introduced as opponents when Nehemiah arrives. They were "very much displeased" that someone had come to seek the welfare of Israel Nehemiah 2:10.

Nehemiah says he went out by night to view the walls and did not tell anyone what God had put into his heart to do for Jerusalem Nehemiah 2:12–16. The survey describes the damage and his careful planning before speaking publicly.

When the people heard the words of the Law, they wept Nehemiah 8:9. Nehemiah, Ezra, and the Levites told them not to mourn or weep on that day, calling it holy to the LORD Nehemiah 8:9–11.

When the king asked why his face was sad, Nehemiah says, "Then I was very much afraid" Nehemiah 2:2. The text presents fear in the moment before he explains Jerusalem’s distress.

Nehemiah ordered that the gates should not be opened until the sun was hot. While gatekeepers were still standing guard, the doors were to be shut and barred Nehemiah 7:3.

Some sought their registration records but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean Nehemiah 7:64. The governor told them not to partake of the most holy food until a priest could consult Urim and Thummim Nehemiah 7:65.