Nehemiah 12:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 12:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 12:27 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusal..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 12:27 — KJV
“And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.”
— Nehemiah 12:27 (KJV)
Nehemiah 12:27 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 12:27
“And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. singing: Heb. songs”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:27: singing, cymbals, psalteries
“And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:27: levites, cymbals, psalteries
“Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:27: levites, cymbals, psalteries
“And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. commandment of the LORD: Heb. commandment by the hand of the LORD by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:27: levites, cymbals, psalteries
“And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD. present: Heb. found loud...: Heb. instruments of strength”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:27: jerusalem, levites, gladness
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