Nehemiah 8:13
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.”Nehemiah 8:13
What Does Nehemiah 8:13 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:13 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 8, verse 13 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 8:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 17:7“Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.”Deuteronomy 31:11“When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Proverbs 8:33“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.”Proverbs 12:1“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”Deuteronomy 33:10“They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.”2 Chronicles 7:8“Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.”2 Chronicles 30:23“And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.”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.”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.”Mark 6:33“And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.”Luke 19:47“And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,”Luke 24:32“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”Acts 4:1“And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,”Acts 13:42“And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.”2 Timothy 2:24“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,”
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