Ezra 8:17
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.”Ezra 8:17
What Does Ezra 8:17 Mean?
Ezra 8:17 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 8, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ezra 8:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezra 2:43“The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,”Exodus 4:15“And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.”Numbers 8:22“And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.”Numbers 18:6“And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.”Deuteronomy 18:18“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.”2 Samuel 14:3“And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”2 Samuel 14:19“And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:”1 Chronicles 23:3“Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.”1 Chronicles 23:26“And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.”Ezra 2:58“All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.”Ezra 7:7“And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.”Ezra 8:20“Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.”Jeremiah 1:9“Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.”Jeremiah 15:19“Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.”Titus 1:5“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”
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