Nehemiah 13:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 13:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 13:11 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 13:11 — KJV
“Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. place: Heb. standing”
— Nehemiah 13:11 (KJV)
Nehemiah 13:11 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 13:11
“Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. Judah: also called, Hodaviah together: Heb. as one”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:11: then, house, god
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:11: then, house, god
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:11: god, gathered, together
“So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. the work...: Heb. the healing went up upon the work”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:11: then, house, god
“For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. to repair: Heb. to set up”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:11: house, god, forsaken
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