Nehemiah 10:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 10:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 10:8 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 10:8 — KJV
“Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.”
— Nehemiah 10:8 (KJV)
Nehemiah 10:8 in Context — About the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the Bible's project-management masterclass soaked in prayer. A royal cupbearer hears Jerusalem's walls are rubble, weeps, fasts, prays — then rebuilds them in fifty-two days despite ridicule and threats. Every chapter shows prayer and practical action working as one.
Cross-References for Nehemiah 10:8
“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 10:8: these, priests
“These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. whom...: Heb. whose hand he filled”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 10:8: these, priests
“And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 10:8: shemaiah, priests
“And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. principal...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 10:8: shemaiah, priests
“These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 10:8: these, priests
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