Nehemiah 9:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nehemiah 9:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nehemiah 9:24 is a verse from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nehemiah 9:24 — KJV
“So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. as they...: Heb. according to their will”
— Nehemiah 9:24 (KJV)
Nehemiah 9:24 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 9:24
“Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. went...: Heb. lift up his feet people: Heb. children”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:24: children, went, land
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:24: children, before, into
“And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. officers: Heb. offices”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:24: went, land, before
“Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? who: Heb. thou”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:24: land, before, inhabitants
“Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. forbear...: Heb. protract over them in thy...: Heb. in the hand of thy prophets”
Shares key themes with Nehemiah 9:24: land, gavest, into
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