Nehemiah 7:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 7:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 7:1 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levite..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 7:1 — KJV
“Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,”
— Nehemiah 7:1 (KJV)
Nehemiah 7:1 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 7:1
“Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)”
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“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 7:1: now, came, pass
“And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. neither...: or, both his kinsmen and his friends”
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“Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.”
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“Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 7:1: now, came, pass
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