Nehemiah 13:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 13:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 13:22 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sancti..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 13:22 — KJV
“And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. greatness: or, multitude”
— Nehemiah 13:22 (KJV)
Nehemiah 13:22 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 13:22
“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:22: commanded, keep, sanctify
“And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:22: commanded, keep, sabbath
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:22: commanded, levites, day
“And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:22: commanded, should, come
“And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 13:22: commanded, levites, should
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