Nehemiah 13:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 13:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 13:20 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 13:20 — KJV
“So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.”
— Nehemiah 13:20 (KJV)
Nehemiah 13:20 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 13:20
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:20: kind, ware
“And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:20: ware, once
“And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:20: without, once
“Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:20: ware, once
“Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. sware: Heb. lifted up my hand”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:20: ware, once
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