Nehemiah 12:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 12:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 12:30 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 12:30 — KJV
“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.”
— Nehemiah 12:30 (KJV)
Nehemiah 12:30 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 12:30
“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.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:30: priests, levites, purified
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:30: priests, levites, themselves
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:30: priests, levites, themselves
“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:30: priests, levites, people
“And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:30: priests, levites, people
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