Nehemiah 1:6; Nehemiah 6:5; Nehemiah 7:3; Nehemiah 8:5; Nehemiah 13:19

6 let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father's house have sinned.

5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.

3 Then I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house."

5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

19 It came about that just as it grew dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and that they should not open them until after the sabbath. Then I stationed some of my servants at the gates so that no load would enter on the sabbath day.