Nehemiah 11:3
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.”Nehemiah 11:3
What Does Nehemiah 11:3 Mean?
Nehemiah 11:3 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 11, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 11:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 9:21“Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.”1 Chronicles 9:1“So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.”Ezra 2:1“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”Ezra 2:43“The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,”Nehemiah 7:73“So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.”Psalms 107:7“And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.”1 Chronicles 9:2“Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.”Ezra 2:55“The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,”Ezra 2:70“So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”Ezra 5:8“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.”Nehemiah 1:3“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”Nehemiah 7:1“Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,”Nehemiah 7:6“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”Nehemiah 7:57“The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,”Nehemiah 11:20“And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.”Zechariah 1:17“Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.”
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