Ezra 8:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 8:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 8:20 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty N..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 8:20 — KJV
“Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.”
— Ezra 8:20 (KJV)
Ezra 8:20 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 8:20
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:20: also, whom, david
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:20: also, david, appointed
“Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. as it was...: Heb. by the hands of David”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:20: also, whom, david
“And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:20: two, hundred, twenty
“And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:20: also, david, two
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