Nehemiah 12:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 12:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 12:43 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 12:43 — KJV
“Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”
— Nehemiah 12:43 (KJV)
Nehemiah 12:43 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 12:43
“Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:43: also, offered, great
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:43: day, offered, god
“And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:43: great, sacrifices, rejoiced
“So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. offered...: or, went up to the altar, etc and burnt...: Heb. to burn incense”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:43: day, offered, made
“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 12:43: offered, sacrifices, god
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