Nehemiah 12:24

And the heads of the Levites were Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

In Context

23And the sons of Levi, heads of families, were written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Joanan son of Elisue.

25When I gathered the porters,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

1 Kings 17:24And the woman said to Eliu, Behold, I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true.

1 Chronicles 23:1And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

1 Chronicles 25:6All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Æman.

Ezra 2:40And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four.

Nehemiah 8:7And Jesus and Banaias and Sarabias instructed the people in the law, and the people stood in their place.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:2-27

The Priests and Levites That Returned. ( b. c. 444.) 1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and… Read the whole commentary →

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