Nehemiah 13:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 13:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 13:2 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should cur..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 13:2 — KJV
“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
— Nehemiah 13:2 (KJV)
Nehemiah 13:2 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 13:2
“Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:2: because, met, bread
“Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:2: because, balaam, curse
“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:2: because, children, israel
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:2: children, israel, bread
“Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. Meribah-Kadesh: or, strife at Kadesh”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:2: because, children, israel
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