Ezra 8:18
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;”Ezra 8:18
What Does Ezra 8:18 Mean?
Ezra 8:18 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 8, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Ezra 8:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezra 7:6“This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.”Ezra 7:28“And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”Ezra 8:24“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”Nehemiah 2:8“And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.”Jeremiah 3:15“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”1 Chronicles 6:19“The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.”Ezra 8:22“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.”Isaiah 66:14“And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.”Daniel 1:20“And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.”Numbers 3:20“And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.”Ezra 8:16“Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.”Nehemiah 8:7“Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.”Nehemiah 9:4“Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.”Nehemiah 10:12“Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,”Nehemiah 12:24“And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Proverbs 24:3“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:”Acts 11:21“And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.”1 Corinthians 14:20“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”
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