Nehemiah 12:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.”
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“The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, andMattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the Levites <FI>are<Fi> Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he <FI>is<Fi> over the thanksgiving, and his brethren,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 12:8 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 9:33Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
- Ezra 2:40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
- Nehemiah 7:43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.
- Nehemiah 7:48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,
- Nehemiah 9:4And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 10:9The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
- Nehemiah 10:10and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- Nehemiah 11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
- Nehemiah 11:22Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
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