Nehemiah 12:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 12:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 12:25 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gate..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 12:25 — KJV
“Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies”
— Nehemiah 12:25 (KJV)
Nehemiah 12:25 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 12:25
“Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. the gates: Heb. at the gates”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:25: talmon, akkub, porters
“And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:25: talmon, akkub, porters
“And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:25: obadiah, meshullam, ward
“The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:25: talmon, akkub, porters
“The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:25: talmon, akkub, porters
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