Ezra 6:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 6:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 6:20 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the child..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 6:20 — KJV
“For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.”
— Ezra 6:20 (KJV)
Ezra 6:20 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 6:20
“Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 6:20: priests, levites, killed
“And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: send...: Heb. break forth and send in their...: Heb. in the cities of their suburbs”
Shares key themes with Ezra 6:20: priests, levites, brethren
“But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. did help...: Heb. strengthened them”
Shares key themes with Ezra 6:20: priests, levites, brethren
“And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 6:20: priests, levites, killed
“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 6:20: priests, levites, purified
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