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Nehemiah 12:8 Explained in Context
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Verse 8. 8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
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Role in This Section
This verse names return-era Levites and identifies Mattaniah's thanksgiving responsibility.
Read It With
- Nehemiah 12:1–12:9
Read Nehemiah 12:1–12:9 together. This verse names return-era Levites and identifies Mattaniah's thanksgiving responsibility. Read Nehemiah 12:1–12:9 as one complete scene: The list remembers priestly and Levitical leaders from the earlier return and names worship responsibilities.
Why It Needs Context
This line performs one particular step inside Nehemiah 12:1–12:9; read it with the unit's movement. Names and groupings differ across related lists, and the record's composition history is debated. Specifically, this verse names return-era Levites and identifies Mattaniah's thanksgiving responsibility.
Read Nehemiah 12:1–9 together
Why these verses belong together: The priests and Levites associated with Zerubbabel and Jeshua, followed by specific thanksgiving and watch roles, form an opening archival block.
Verse 1. 1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Verse 2. 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Verse 3. 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Verse 4. 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
Verse 5. 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Verse 6. 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Verse 7. 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Verse 8. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
Verse 9. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
Continue in Context
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Read Nehemiah 12:1–12:9 — Return-era priests and Levites are rememberedSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Nehemiah 12:1–12:9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Nehemiah
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